A simple introduction to Solana accounts, rent, and PDAs

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https://github.com/almostEfficient/ac...

Managing large accounts:    • Tutorial: Managing large accounts on ...  
Program derived addresses in more detail:    • Solana Bytes - Program Derived Addresses  

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Topics covered:
What is a Solana account?
What are the types of Solana accounts?
What is the lifecycle of a Solana account?
What is a PDA?
How do I make a PDA?

Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
0:14 - What are accounts?
0:43 - Account types
2:04 - What's inside accounts?
8:58 - Reading from Solana accounts
10:35 - Lifecycle of an account
11:57 - How to make an account (code)
14:20 - What is a PDA?
18:40 - How to make a PDA (code)
19:48 - Cross Program Invocations