Digital Asset Modeling Language

Digital Asset Modeling Language ("DAML")Developer| Digital Asset Holdings

|

First appeared| 2016; 9 years ago (2016)
Stable release|

2019

Platform|

* Sextant
* Amazon Aurora
* VMware

License| Open-source
Website| daml.com

Digital Asset Modeling Language ("DAML") is an open-source smart contracts programming language[1] inspired by Haskell. It aids in modeling agreements and runs on some blockchain platforms.[2][3]

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Operational model
* 2.1 Open source
* 2.2 Working procedure
* 2.3 Usage
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## History[edit]

Digital Asset Modeling Language (DAML) was developed by a technology firm called Elevence and was published by Digital Asset Holdings after it acquired Elevence in 2016.[4] On April 4, 2019, Digital Asset Holdings released the Digital Asset Modeling Language and made it available under open source licensing.[5][6] In the same month, Digital Asset collaborated with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") to support the ISDA common domain model's adoption by providing DAML as a smart contract language;[7] the collaboration was aimed at producing an open source library and reference app.[7] On April 11, 2019, Digital Asset partnered with VMware to deploy DAML in the first instance of compatibility with a third-party blockchain.[8] Digital Asset also initiated the integration of DAML into Hyperledger's Sawtooth on April 16, 2019.[9][10] This led to the first integration of DAML with one of Hyperledger consortium’s ledger platforms.[10]

## Operational model[edit]

### Open source[edit]

DAML runs as an open source platform which employs language-agnostic APIs and standard protocols to integrate with current technology stacks.[11]

### Working procedure[edit]

DAML separates business logic from systems code, allowing the user to model and execute enterprise interactions.[12][13]

### Usage[edit]

DAML was designed for multi-party smart contracts. It is used for modelling multi-party business workflows on traditional databases or with enterprise-scale distributed ledger technology (DLT).[14] DAML can be used across internal and external business endeavors.[15]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ Ben Jessel,"Digital Asset Steps Up A Gear In Enterprise Blockchai". forbes.com. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
2. ↑ Nicky Morris,"Digital Asset open sources smart contracting language DAML for use on other blockchains". ledgerinsights.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
3. ↑ Michael del Castillo and Matt Schifrin,"Blockchain 50". forbes.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
4. ↑ "Digital Asset to Open Source Smart Contract Language". coindesk.com. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
5. ↑ "Update on Open-Sourcing Plans for Digital Asset Modeling Language (DAML)". hub.digitalasset.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
6. ↑ "Digital Asset Open Sources its Smart Contract Language, DAML, to Enable Integration with Other Platforms". hub.digitalasset.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Joe Parsons,"Digital Asset partners with ISDA to support adoption of CDM". thetradenews.com. 11 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
8. ↑ "DAML + VMware". medium.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
9. ↑ "Digital Asset's Smart Contract Language Now Works on Hyperledger Blockchains". coindesk.com. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Hank Tucker,"Digital Asset Integrates With Amazon, Hyperledger Fabric And R3 Corda". forbes.com. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
11. ↑ Biser Dimitrov,"What Changed? Enterprise Blockchain Startups Are All Of A Sudden Cool". forbes.com. 19 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
12. ↑ Swati Goyal,"DAML- The open-source language for smart contracts originated by Digital Asset 0". forbes.com. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
13. ↑ "Introducing the Digital Asset Modeling Language: A Powerful Alternative to Smart Contracts for Financial Institutions". hub.digitalasset.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
14. ↑ Helen Partz,"Blockchain Software Firm Digital Asset Open Sources its DAML Language". hub.cointelegraph.com. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
15. ↑ "DAML: The Contract Language of Distributed Ledgers". queue.acm.org. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.

## External links[edit]

* DAML documentation
* DAML on Twitter
* DAML source on GitHub
* DAML questions on StackOverflow
* Digital Asset Holdings website

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