This document discusses various rules of thumb and general trivia, aiming to make life as a Plutarch user or auditor easier.

Note: If you spot any mistakes/have any related questions that this guide lacks the answer to, please don't hesitate to raise an issue. The goal is to have high quality documentation for Plutarch users!

• Plutarch functions are strict
• Don't duplicate work
  • Where should arguments be pleted?
• Prefer Plutarch level functions
• When to use Haskell level functions?
• The difference between PlutusType/PCon and PLift's pconstant
• Let Haskell level functions take responsibility of evaluation
• The isomorphism between makeIsDataIndexed, Haskell ADTs, and PIsDataRepr
• Prefer statically building constants whenever possible
• Figuring out the representation of a Plutarch type
• Prefer pattern matching on the result of pmatch immediately
• Working with bound fields yielded by pletFields