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docs: improve Quickstart clarity and template descriptions
- Add descriptions for Counter and Bulletin board templates - Replace "Contract → Hello world" arrow notation with explicit prompt flow - Add guidance recommending the Contract path for new developers - Add forward references for Full DApp templates Signed-off-by: Tushar Pamnani <121151091+tusharpamnani@users.noreply.github.com>
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- Contract
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- Full DApp
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If you are new to Midnight development, starting with **Contract** is recommended. It provides a minimal setup that focuses on compiling and deploying a Compact smart contract before working with a full application scaffold.
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#### Contract
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Selecting **Contract** scaffolds a minimal project for deploying a Compact smart contract.
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You are prompted to choose a DApp template. Available options include:
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- Counter
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- Counter
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- Bulletin board
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For this guide, select **Contract → Hello world** and follow the prompts to complete the setup. You should see the following output:
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The Counter template is a simple example that demonstrates how to maintain and update shared contract state by incrementing or decrementing a counter.
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The Bulletin board template is a privacy-preserving message board that allows users to post and remove messages using Zero Knowledge proofs.
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For this guide, select **Contract** at the first prompt and then choose **Hello world** at the template selection prompt. Follow the remaining prompts to complete the setup.
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If you select **Full DApp**, refer to the dedicated tutorials for each template:
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- [Counter DApp](../examples/dapps/counter)
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- [Bulletin board DApp](../examples/dapps/bboard)
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Creating a new Midnight app in /path/to/my-app.

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