ICP Launches ‘Coulomb’ Update With New Web-Based IDE Tool For Developers

ICP Launches Coulomb Milestone with Enhanced Browser-Based Developer Environment

  • The ICP Roadmap’s Coulomb milestone has officially launched, featuring ICP Ninja, a browser-based IDE for building and deploying Internet Computer projects without complex setup requirements.
  • ICP Ninja now supports authentication via Internet Identity or GitHub, project saving, and project sharing through simple URLs, enhancing collaboration capabilities.
  • New template projects showcase Chain Fusion for cross-chain development and AI chatbot capabilities, with an integrated AI learning assistant to help developers optimize their code.

Internet Computer Protocol has officially launched the Coulomb milestone on its development roadmap, introducing significant enhancements to ICP Ninja, a browser-based integrated development environment (IDE) that allows developers to build and deploy blockchain projects without the traditional technical barriers.

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The Coulomb milestone, part of ICP’s Developer Experience track, represents a strategic push to simplify blockchain development by eliminating complex setup requirements. Developers can now create and deploy canister smart contracts—the Internet Computer’s version of smart contracts—directly from their web browser without downloading the IC SDK, creating developer identities, or acquiring cycles (the platform’s computational resource token).

With ICP Ninja, deployment is streamlined to selecting a template and clicking “Deploy.” Projects remain active for 20 minutes by default but can be redeployed as needed. The platform currently supports multiple programming languages including Motoko and Rust, with Python and TypeScript support planned for future releases.

The update introduces several key enhancements to the developer experience:

Authentication has been implemented through Internet Identity or GitHub, though users can still access basic functionality without logging in. Authenticated users gain access to additional features like project saving, enabling them to pause work and resume from any device.

Project sharing functionality allows developers to capture snapshots of their work and distribute them via simple URLs. Collaborators can view and deploy these projects without authentication requirements. For example, users can try a Flying Ninja game demo through this shared project link.

The platform’s landing page has received a complete redesign, featuring a modern interface where users can create blank projects or choose from template examples to kickstart development.

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Among the new template projects, ICP Ninja now offers:

1. An EVM block explorer example demonstrating Chain Fusion capabilities, allowing developers to build cross-chain applications that connect to any Ethereum Virtual Machine-based blockchain with cryptographic message signing.

2. An LLM chatbot template providing the foundation for customizable AI-powered conversational interfaces.

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Additionally, an AI learning assistant has been integrated to help developers improve, optimize, fix, or explain code during the development process.

With Coulomb now complete, the Internet Computer development team has shifted focus to the next roadmap milestone: Thorium. This upcoming release will concentrate on canister resource management, improving cycles management, exposing key canister metrics, and implementing canister lifecycle hooks.

Further enhancements to ICP Ninja are planned for the Atlas milestone. Complete details about the development roadmap can be found on the ICP Roadmap website.

The ICP Ninja platform is now available for developers looking to explore Internet Computer development with minimal setup requirements.

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