With the DAO hack, it becomes even more important for developers to write secure smart contracts and be aware of pitfalls. Are there any good reference points/links which can describe the best practices around security of Solidity based Smart Contracts?
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Thinking About Smart Contract Security - Vitalik Buterin 2016-06-19
https://blog.ethereum.org/2016/06/10/smart-contract-security
http://hackingdistributed.com/2016/06/16/scanning-live-ethereum-contracts-for-bugs
https://github.com/LeastAuthority/ethereum-analyses/blob/master/GasEcon.md
http://martin.swende.se/blog/Devcon1-and-contract-security.html
http://www.kingoftheether.com/postmortem.html
How can I debug a smart contract?
