Developer Primer

What is the purpose of this guide?
The purpose of this guide is to help you navigate the range of C# development possibilities for Dynamo from how to create zero-touch nodes to building extensions.
The Dynamo source on Github
The Dynamo source on GitHub
What additional developer resources do we provide?
Dynamo: Download the latest stable and daily builds of Dynamo
​https://dynamobuilds.com/​
Dynamo GitHub: Dynamo is an open-source development project on Github.
​https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo​
Dynamo Github Wiki: This has been the primary resource for developer documentation.
​https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/wiki​
Node Naming Standards provides standards and guidelines for naming categories, nodes, and input and output ports in Dynamo.
​https://github.com/DynamoDS/Dynamo/wiki/Naming-Standards​
Dynamo Language/API guide: Dynamo's API documentation currently covers the core functionality
​https://dynamods.github.io/DynamoAPI/​
DynamoBIM The best source for additional information, learning content, and forums is the DynamoBIM website.
​https://dynamobim.org​
Dynamo Dictionary A searchable database of all Dynamo nodes
​https://dictionary.dynamobim.com/​
DesignScript Language Guide A PDF guide to writing DesignScript
​PDF​
How can I suggest changes to this guide?
This documentation is open to suggestions. These can be made directly in Github by creating change requests.
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