# Be Developer Resources

Developer Library

The Developer Library contains sample code as well several other sources of information on programming the BeOS. The topical index below provides a quick way to find the right information.

Note: You can find the always up-to-date version of this page on the Be web site:

http://www.be.com/developers/developer_library/

Topics

> Ship It! -- Bringing your product to Market Intro -- Information for first-time BeOS programmers Bug Database

> Add-Ons
> Application Kit
> C++
> Device Kit
> Drivers
> Game Kit
> Graphics
> Interface Kit
> Kernel Kit
> Media Kit
> Midi Kit
> Network Kit

> OpenGL
> Printing
> Porting
> Posix
> Scripting
> Storage Kit
> Support Kit
> Tools
> Tracker
> Translation Kit
> User Interface
> 3d Kit

Documentation

> The Be Book
> The complete programmer's reference to the BeOS API is on this CD. The online version is always the most up-to-date version:

> http://www.be.com/documentation/be_book/index.html

> It is also available in printed form as The Be Developer's Guide from O'Reilly and Associates. Order it now from the Be Book Store.

> Shell Tools
> You can read or download HTML versions of UNIX-style "man" pages for bash (the Be shell), ve, and the many new GNU tools available in the BeOS. The online version is always the most up-to-date version:

> http://www.be.com/documentation/shell_tools/index.html

> BeOS User's Guide
> You can read the BeOS User's Guide in HTML format. The online version is always the most up-to-date version:

> http://www.be.com/documentation/user_docs/index.html

Resources

> The Be Headers
> All of the currently shipping header files. The headers are downloadable for off-line reading, and searchable on-line.

> Sample Code
> The Sample Code section contains projects that can be downloaded or viewed on a per-file basis. This section also allows searching of source and header files on-line.

> Tutorials
> The Tutorials section contains step-by-step instructional articles on programming for the BeOS.

> The Be Newsletter
> "Engineering Insights" articles appear every week in the Be Newsletter. Written by Be engineers, these articles provide valuable insights into various aspects of the BeOS. If there's a topic you're interested in reading more about, submit your idea using the Newsletter Article Suggestion form.

> BeDC Transcipts
> Be Developer Conference Proceedings are made available as soon as possible after each conference. All sessions are transcribed, and usually include any source code presented.

> - May 1997 BeDC
> - August 1997 BeDC
> - March 1998 BeDC

> Be Mailing Lists
> BeOS developers can subscribe to the two developer-specific public mailings lists run by Be: BeDevTalk and BeCodeTalk. These mailing lists give developers the opportunity to talk with each other about coding and other development issues.

BeOS Release 4
Copyright © 1998 Be, Inc.

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