---
# This file is licensed under the MIT License (MIT) available on
# http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.

layout: base
id: developer-documentation
breadcrumbs:
  - bitcoin
  - dev docs
end_of_page: |
  <script src="/js/jquery/jquery-1.11.2.min.js"></script>
  <script src="/js/jquery/jquery-ui.min.js"></script>
  <script src="/js/jquery/jquery.qrcode.min.js"></script>
  <script src="/js/devsearch.js"></script>
  <script src="/js/responsiveAccordion.js"></script>
---
<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/jquery-ui.min.css">

<div class="hero">
  <div class="container hero-container">
    <h1>{% translate pagetitle %}</h1>
    <p class="summary">{% translate summary %}</p>
    {% include helpers/hero-social.html %}
  </div>
</div>

<div class="dev-documentation">
  <div class="container">
    <input id="glossary_term" class="glossary_term" placeholder="{% translate glossarysearchplaceholder %}">

    <div class="row card-row">
      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_blockchain.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="block_chain">{% translate resourcestitleblockchain %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a class="card-link" href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#block-chain">{% translate resourcesitemblockchainguides %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a class="card-link" href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-reference#block-chain">{% translate resourcesitemblockchainreference %}</a>
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_transaction.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="transactions">{% translate resourcestitletransactions %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#transactions">{% translate resourcesitemtransactionsguides %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-reference#transactions">{% translate resourcesitemtransactionsreference %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-examples#transactions">{% translate resourcesitemtransactionsexamples %}</a>
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_contract.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="contracts">{% translate resourcestitlecontracts %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#contracts">{% translate resourcesitemcontractsguides %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Contracts">More Contracts</a> - Wiki {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://bitcoinj.github.io/working-with-micropayments">Micropayment Channel Example</a> - bitcoinj {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_wallet.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="wallets">{% translate resourcestitlewallets %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#wallets">{% translate resourcesitemwalletsguides %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-reference#wallets">{% translate resourcesitemwalletsreferences %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0032.mediawiki">HD Wallets</a> - BIP32 {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0039.mediawiki">Mnemonic Code</a> - BIP39 {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_payment.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="payment-processing">{% translate resourcestitlepaymentprocessing %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#payment-processing">
              {% translate resourcesitempaymentprocessingguides %}
            </a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-examples#payment-processing">
              {% translate resourcesitempaymentprocessingexamples %}
            </a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0070.mediawiki">Payment Protocol</a> - BIP70 {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_gear.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="operating_modes">{% translate resourcestitleoperatingmodes %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#operating-modes">{% translate resourcesitemoperatingmodesguides %}</a>
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/network.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="p2p-network">{% translate resourcestitlep2pnetwork %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#p2p-network">{% translate resourcesitemp2pnetworkguides %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-reference#p2p-network">{% translate resourcesitemp2pnetworkreference %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-examples#p2p-network">{% translate resourcesitemp2pnetworkexamples %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Protocol_specification">Full Protocol Specification</a> - Wiki {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_puzzle.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="mining">{% translate resourcestitlemining %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide#mining">{% translate resourcesitemminingguides %}</a>
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0022.mediawiki">getblocktemplate Fundamentals</a> - BIP22 {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0023.mediawiki">getblocktemplate Pooled Mining</a> - BIP23 {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

      <div class="card doc-card">
        <div class="resp-acc-toggle doc-acc-toggle">
          <img src="/img/icons/ico_puzzle.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="Bank icon">
          <h2 id="additional-resources">{% translate resourcestitleadditional %}</h2>
        </div>
        <div class="resp-acc-content">
          <p>
            <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/bitcoin-paper">Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System</a> - Satoshi Nakamoto {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin/bips#readme">Bitcoin Improvement Proposals</a> - GitHub {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://github.com/minium/Bitcoin-Spec">Bitcoin Developer Reference (working paper)</a> - Krzysztof Okupski {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://bitcoinj.github.io/#documentation">Bitcoinj Developer Documentation</a> - bitcoinj.org {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://programmingblockchain.gitbooks.io/programmingblockchain/content/">The C# Bitcoin book (NBitcoin Developer Documentation)</a> - Nicolas Dorier {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){%
            endif %}
          </p>
          <p>
            <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Category:Technical">Technical Pages</a> - Wiki {% if page.lang != "en" %}(English){% endif %}
          </p>
        </div>
      </div>

    </div>

    <div class="docreference">
      <h2 class="section-title docreference-title" id="docreference-title">{% translate docreference-title %}</h2>
      <div class="row docreference-row">

        <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-guide" class="docreference-card">
          <div class="docreference-img-block">
            <img src="/img/icons/info.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="icon">
          </div>
          <p>{% translate docreferencemenuguides %}</p>
        </a>
        
        <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-reference" class="docreference-card">
          <div class="docreference-img-block">
            <img src="/img/icons/reference.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="icon">
          </div>
          <p>{% translate docreferencemenureference %}</p>
        </a>
        
        <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-examples" class="docreference-card">
          <div class="docreference-img-block">
            <img src="/img/icons/tag.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="icon">
          </div>
          <p>{% translate docreferencemenuexamples %}</p>
        </a>
        
        <a href="/{{ page.lang }}/developer-glossary" class="docreference-card">
          <div class="docreference-img-block">
            <img src="/img/icons/letter.svg?{{site.time | date: '%s'}}" alt="icon">
          </div>
          <p>{% translate docreferencemenuglossary %}</p>
        </a>
        
      </div>
    </div>

  </div>
</div>