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== Tools ==
*You can use [http://git-scm.com/ Git] and [http://subversion.tigris.org Subversion] version control systems to access the KDE source repository.
*There is a list of [http://www.kde.org/applications/development/ tools available], that can be used for developing KDE applications. These include low-level debuggers, as well as the KDevelop *Integrated Development Environment (IDE), and various design programs. 
*You may also want to read the [[Getting Started/Build|Build instructions]].
*Several volumes of [[Development|development documentation]] will help you getting started with your development.

== Libraries and Interfaces ==
=== D-Bus ===
[http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus D-Bus] is the message bus used in KDE 4, that is used for inter-process communication (IPC) between different KDE applications. D-Bus can be used in order to remotely control KDE applications from your own application or to provide scriptable interfaces for your own application. It has replaced [[Development/Architecture/DCOP|DCOP]] in the KDE 4 release.
*[[Development/Tutorials#D-Bus|D-Bus Tutorials]]<br/>''This tutorials show what D-Bus is and how to use it.<br/>See also: [http://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-tutorial.html D-Bus tutorial] at freedesktop.org.''

=== KIO-Slaves ===
KDE is network transparent. This means that each application can access files via many network protocols just as if they were stored locally. There exist access modules (KIO-Slaves) for Samba (Windows Shares), HTTP, FTP and many other protocols.
*[[Development/Tutorials#kioslaves|Using KIO Slaves]]<br />''KIO Slaves are the subprocesses KDE uses to fetch remote files without blocking the user interface. This document discusses how they work and how to use them.''

=== Portland: xdg-utils and DAPI ===
KDE actively supports [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_Project The Portland Project] aiming at making cross-desktop application development easier. For more information on this fairly young project, please refer to [http://portland.freedesktop.org/xdg-utils-1.0/ The Portland Project's] website hosted on [http://www.freedesktop.org Freedesktop.org].