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Line 1: − + − [[Developers/Communication|Previous]] [[Developers/FAQ|Next]] − By this point, you should have a working Sugar environment (or a substitute for it), a project idea, and an idea how and where to ask for help if you have problems. The next step is to actually start coding. − = Tutorials =+ − [[Developers/Stack#Python/PyGTK|PyGTK]] developers will find a collection of [[Tutorials]] available, from very simple Hello World projects to an in-depth description of the development of [[Block Party]]. − + − * [[Game Development Newbies]] -- general introduction+ − * [[Game development HOWTO]] -- 5-minutes to your first activity in [[Pygame]] − [[Developers/Stack#EToys|EToys]]/Smalltalk developers will want to start with [[Smalltalk Development on XO]].+ − Other developers will want to read about [[Sugarizing]] non-Python applications.+ − = Reference =+ − + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Line 25:
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<noinclude>{{TeamHeader|Development Team|roadmap_link={{Upcoming Stable Release}}/Roadmap}}</noinclude>
{{Note/important|Please note|See this [http://developer.sugarlabs.org/ developer documentation website] for the '''sugar-build''' development environment.}}
[[Developers/Stack#OLPCGames|Pygame]] developers will likely want to start with:
'''Are you looking for [[Activity_Team/Resources|documentation on how to create Sugar Activities]]?'''
{{:Development Team/Sugar_Architectural_Diagram}}
Sugar is built on top of the GNU/Linux desktop: GTK, X11, D-Bus, Network Manager, Gconf, Telepthay, etc. We use the Matchbox window manager (but are in the process of switching to Metacity). Sugar provides a data-storage service and a presence service that are accessed through D-Bus, thus Sugar Activities can be coded in any language. The majority are written in Python, which takes advantage of binding in the Sugar-Toolkit. The Sugar shell manages the desktop and the Journal.
== Tutorials ==
[[olpc:Developers/Stack#Python/PyGTK | PyGTK]] developers will find a collection of [[olpc:Tutorials |Tutorials]] available, from very simple Hello World projects to an in-depth description of the development of [[olpc:Block_Party|Block Party]].
* [[API Reference]] -- pointers to the various libraries' reference documentation.
[[olpc:Developers/Stack#OLPCGames| Pygame]] developers will likely want to start with:
* [[olpc:Game_Development_Newbies| Game Development Newbies]] -- general introduction
* [[olpc:Game_development_HOWTO |Game development HOWTO]] -- 5-minutes to your first activity in [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Pygame Pygame]
[[olpc:Developers/Stack#Etoys|Etoys]]/Smalltalk developers will want to start with [olpc:Smalltalk_Development_on_XO|Smalltalk Development on XO]].
Other developers will want to read about [[olpc:Sugarizing|Sugarizing]] non-Python applications.
== Reference ==
* http://api.sugarlabs.org/ -- pointers to the various libraries' reference documentation.
* [[Development Team/Low-level Activity API|Low-level Activity API]] -- how to write Sugar activities without Python
* [[Development Team/Release]] -- Sugar platform release process
You can also run the pydoc script on an XO in order to have browseable pydoc documentation locally. To do this, open a Terminal activity and run:
You can also run the pydoc script on an XO in order to have browseable pydoc documentation locally. To do this, open a Terminal activity and run:
pydoc -p 8080
pydoc -p 8080
then open a [[Web|Web Browser]] activity and go to the url:
then open a [[OLPC:Browse|Web Browser]] activity and go to the url:
http://localhost:8080/
http://localhost:8080/
to view the documentation. This approach works best with Python-coded libraries which have spent some time on their docstrings (and generally requires that you know English, as most docstrings are written in English).
to view the documentation. This approach works best with Python-coded libraries which have spent some time on their docstrings (and generally requires that you know English, as most docstrings are written in English).
== Resources ==
== Beginner's tools ==
Link to Andrew's course in the Overview chapter of the Extending
Sugar section of the FLOSS manual for Sugar
(http://en.flossmanuals.net/Sugar/Overview).
# The Byte of Python (http://www.swaroopch.com/notes/Python)
# How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python, 2nd edition (http://openbookproject.net/thinkcs/python2e.php)
# Python for Fun (http://www.openbookproject.net/py4fun/)
# Python Bibliotheca (http://www.openbookproject.net/pybiblio/)
# Dive into Python (http://diveintopython.org/)
# Hands-on Python Tutorial (http://www.cs.luc.edu/~anh/python/hands-on/)
# Snake Wrangling for Kids (http://www.briggs.net.nz/log/writing/snake-wrangling-for-kids/)
# PyGame (scattered throughout the site) (http://www.pygame.org/)
Please feel free to add other suggested resources to the ones already there and to add some
feedback, e.g., good for beginners/experts, etc.
== FAQ ==
== FAQ ==
The [[Developers/FAQ|Developer's FAQ]] is large enough to merit its own page in the Developer's manual.
The [[OLPC:Developers/FAQ]] is large enough to merit its own page in the Developer's manual.
= Contributing =
== Contributing ==
As with most Open Source software projects, we have difficulties with documentation. We are '''very''' interested in finding people interested in documenting the system. If you are too shy about your coding skills to write code, helping us document the code-base would be an amazing and valuable contribution.
As with most Open Source software projects, we have difficulties with documentation. We are '''very''' interested in finding people interested in documenting the system. If you are too shy about your coding skills to write code, helping us document the code-base would be an amazing and valuable contribution.
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