About Hardhat
Hardhat is a development environment for Ethereum software that supports compiling, deploying, testing, and debugging. For JavaScript developers working in blockchain and smart contract workflows, that gives Hardhat a broad role across the development lifecycle. It is not just a single-purpose tool for testing or deployment; it is meant to support multiple stages of Ethereum application and contract development from one environment. If your team is evaluating JavaScript tooling for Ethereum projects, Hardhat is a core project to examine because it sits at the center of the build-and-debug workflow.
