# Antelope Smart Contract Developer's Handbook

## Antelope Smart Contract Developer's Handbook

- [Introduction](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/introduction.md)
- [How nodeos works](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/how-an-antelope-blockchain-works/how-nodeos-works.md)
- [Life cycle of a transaction](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/how-an-antelope-blockchain-works/life-cycle-of-a-transaction.md)
- [Under the hood of a smart contract](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/smart-contract-architecture/under-the-hood-of-a-smart-contract.md)
- [Smart contract memory](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/smart-contract-architecture/smart-contract-memory.md)
- [Smart contract security](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/design-guidelines/smart-contract-security.md)
- [Data design](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/design-guidelines/data-design.md)
- [Performance optimization](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/design-guidelines/performance-optimization.md)
- [Customizing the Antelope software](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/design-guidelines/customizing-the-antelope-software.md)
- [Random number generators](https://cc32d9.gitbook.io/antelope-smart-contract-developers-handbook/random-number-generators.md)