Just like buffers, strings always have a fixed maximum length in Clarity.

Buffers are unstructured data of a fixed maximum length. They always start with the prefix 0x followed by a hexadecimal string.

Clarity provides three different kinds of sequences: buffers, strings, and lists.

Since types cannot mix, a list can only contain items of the same type.

bool, short for boolean. A boolean value is either true or false. They are used to check if a certain condition is met or unmet (true or false).

uint, short for unsigned integer. These are 128 bits numbers that can only be positive. The minimum value is therefore 0 and the maximum value is 2128 - 1. Unsigned integers are always prefixed by the character u.

int, short for (signed) integer. These are 128 bits numbers that can either be positive or negative. The minimum value is -2127 and the maximum value is 2127 - 1.

Primitive types are the most basic components. These are: signed and unsigned integers, booleans, and principals.

Clarity admits two different kinds of principals: standard principals and contract principals. Standard principals are backed by a corresponding private key whilst contract principals point to a smart contract.

A principal is a special type in Clarity and and represents a Stacks address on the blockchain.

Types fall in three categories: primitives, sequences, and composites.

terms like "malicious security cracker" are sufficiently evocative and clear that their use actually helps make communication more effective than the common journalistic misuse of "hacker".

People do not feel towards strangers as they do towards their own countrymen, and the same thing is true of their feeling for language. It is therefore well to give to everyday speech an unfamiliar air: people like what strikes them, and are struck by what is out of the way.