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Klojum: /* Contact methods */

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	== Contact methods ==		== Contact methods ==
	* IRC: [irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on LiberaChat] ~~official~~ [https://libera.chat/ LiberaChat ~~network channel~~] focused on Kodi development		* IRC: [irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on LiberaChat] ([https://libera.chat/ LiberaChat]) focused on Kodi development \| via [https://web.libera.chat/#kodi-dev Kodi-dev on Libera Webchat] \| Generic Kodi support via IRC: [irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/kodi #kodi on LiberaChat].
	* [~~http~~://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]		* Forum: [https://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]
	* [[HOW-TO:Submit_a_patch]] (where and how to submit source code)		* [[HOW-TO:Submit_a_patch]] (where and how to submit source code)

	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Skin development]]		[[Category:Skin development]]

Klojum: /* Contact methods */

2021-12-04T10:31:10Z

Contact methods

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	== Contact methods ==		== Contact methods ==
	* IRC: [irc://irc.~~freenode~~.~~net~~/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on ~~freenode~~] official [~~http~~://~~freenode~~.~~net IRC~~ network channel] focused on Kodi development		* IRC: [irc://irc.libera.chat:6697/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on LiberaChat] official [https://libera.chat/ LiberaChat network channel] focused on Kodi development
	* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]		* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]
	* [[HOW-TO:Submit_a_patch]] (where and how to submit source code)		* [[HOW-TO:Submit_a_patch]] (where and how to submit source code)

Karellen at 05:27, 28 July 2020

2020-07-28T05:27:46Z

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	{{~~XBMC development nav~~}}		{{Kodi_development_nav}}
	{{mininav}}		{{mininav}}

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	== Other tools and resources ==		== Other tools and resources ==
	Though any other tools or resources are not required they can possibly help in development.		Though any other tools or resources are not required they can possibly help in development.
	* [[Eclipse CDT Setup For XBMC Development]]		* Eclipse CDT Setup For XBMC Development
	* [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Source code documentation generator tool.		* [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Source code documentation generator tool.
	* [http://valgrind.org Valgrind] (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.		* [http://valgrind.org Valgrind] (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.
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	[[Category:Development]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Skin development]]		[[Category:Skin development]]
	~~[[Category:Manual]]~~

Karellen at 23:22, 7 July 2020

2020-07-07T23:22:20Z

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	== People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi ==		== People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi ==
	~~{{main\|Development advisors}}~~		Your first point of call is to post on the forum in the development section. This will attract the attention of the developer knowledgeable in the field you are working on.
	~~{{intro\|Development advisors}}~~

	== Other tools and resources ==		== Other tools and resources ==
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	[[Official:Code_guidelines_and_formatting_conventions\|Official: Code guidelines and formatting conventions]]		[[Official:Code_guidelines_and_formatting_conventions\|Official: Code guidelines and formatting conventions]]

	~~== User-friendliness is next to godliness ==~~
	~~{{#lst:XBMC manifesto\|User-friendliness}}~~

	== Contact methods ==		== Contact methods ==
	* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on freenode] official [http://freenode.net IRC network channel] focused on Kodi development		* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on freenode] official [http://freenode.net IRC network channel] focused on Kodi development
	* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]		* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]
	* [[HOW-TO ~~submit a patch~~]] (where and how to submit source code)		* [[HOW-TO:Submit_a_patch]] (where and how to submit source code)

	[[Category:Development\|*]]		[[Category:Development]]
	[[Category:Skin development]]		[[Category:Skin development]]
	[[Category:Manual]]		[[Category:Manual]]

Klojum at 13:39, 17 July 2017

2017-07-17T13:39:36Z

Kibje: Undo revision 128728 by Rohan0050 (talk)

2017-03-24T01:20:02Z

Undo revision 128728 by Rohan0050 (talk)

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	* [http://valgrind.org Valgrind] (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.		* [http://valgrind.org Valgrind] (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.
	* [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/ Sysprof] (for Linux) - a free System-wide Linux Profiler for tracking CPU usage. Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler for Linux that uses a kernel module to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries, and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don't even have to be restarted. Just insert the kernel module and start sysprof.		* [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/ Sysprof] (for Linux) - a free System-wide Linux Profiler for tracking CPU usage. Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler for Linux that uses a kernel module to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries, and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don't even have to be restarted. Just insert the kernel module and start sysprof.
	* [https://www.crazyegg.com/ Crazy Egg]- a tool to analyze the visitor behavior on a website.
	* [http://www.techved.com/ User Experience] - a site which analyzes the user experience of a app or website.

	== General guidelines ==		== General guidelines ==

Koder at 12:47, 7 March 2017

2017-03-07T12:47:22Z

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	== General guidelines ==		== General guidelines ==
	* Code documentation (DocBook, rst, or [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen] for the code documentation steps, preferably the latter, [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen])		* Code documentation (DocBook, rst, or [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen] for the code documentation steps, preferably the latter, [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen])
	* Self-containment - XBMC should be as little dependent as possible on operating-system and third-party services/~~deamons~~/libraries		* Self-containment - XBMC should be as little dependent as possible on operating-system and third-party services/daemons/libraries
	** XBMC should for example contain all file-system and network-client (like samba) support built-into the XBMC package		** XBMC should for example contain all file-system and network-client (like samba) support built-into the XBMC package
	* Modular design - independent modules made up by localized/isolated code libraries without dependencies		* Modular design - independent modules made up by localized/isolated code libraries without dependencies

Rohan0050: /* Other tools and resources */

2017-02-25T11:52:02Z

Other tools and resources

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	* [http://valgrind.org Valgrind] (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.		* [http://valgrind.org Valgrind] (for Linux) - a free Linux programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling.
	* [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/ Sysprof] (for Linux) - a free System-wide Linux Profiler for tracking CPU usage. Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler for Linux that uses a kernel module to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries, and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don't even have to be restarted. Just insert the kernel module and start sysprof.		* [http://www.daimi.au.dk/~sandmann/sysprof/ Sysprof] (for Linux) - a free System-wide Linux Profiler for tracking CPU usage. Sysprof is a sampling CPU profiler for Linux that uses a kernel module to profile the entire system, not just a single application. Sysprof handles shared libraries, and applications do not need to be recompiled. In fact they don't even have to be restarted. Just insert the kernel module and start sysprof.
			* [https://www.crazyegg.com/ Crazy Egg]- a tool to analyze the visitor behavior on a website.
			* [http://www.techved.com/ User Experience] - a site which analyzes the user experience of a app or website.

	== General guidelines ==		== General guidelines ==

Ronie: Reverted edits by Rohan050 (talk) to last revision by Martijn

2017-01-07T03:03:57Z

Reverted edits by Rohan050 (talk) to last revision by Martijn

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	== Development Tools ==		== Development Tools ==
	* [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Source code documentation generator tool.		* [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Source code documentation generator tool.
	* [http://www.techved.com/uae/ux-design-company Techved]-User Experience Organization.

	== People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi ==		== People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi ==

Rohan050: /* Development Tools */

2016-12-21T11:09:53Z

Development Tools

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	== Development Tools ==		== Development Tools ==
	* [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Source code documentation generator tool.		* [http://www.stack.nl/~dimitri/doxygen/ Doxygen] - Source code documentation generator tool.
			* [http://www.techved.com/uae/ux-design-company Techved]-User Experience Organization.

	== People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi ==		== People who can help you with specific development areas of Kodi ==

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	== General guidelines ==		== General guidelines ==
	* Code documentation (DocBook, rst, or [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen] for the code documentation steps, preferably the latter, [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen])		* Code documentation (DocBook, rst, or [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen] for the code documentation steps, preferably the latter, [http://www.doxygen.org doxygen])
	* Self-containment - ~~XBMC~~ should be as little dependent as possible on operating-system and third-party services/daemons/libraries		* Self-containment - Kodi should be as little dependent as possible on operating-system and third-party services/daemons/libraries
	** ~~XBMC~~ should for example contain all file-system and network-client (like samba) support built-into the XBMC package		** Kodi should for example contain all file-system and network-client (like samba) support built-into the XBMC package
	* Modular design - independent modules made up by localized/isolated code libraries without dependencies		* Modular design - independent modules made up by localized/isolated code libraries without dependencies
	** ~~XBMC~~ should still compile and run if a non-essential module/library is disabled or removed		** Kodi should still compile and run if a non-essential module/library is disabled or removed
	* Aim for the GUI/interface to run smoothly on a low spec computer (single core with less than 1Ghz)		* Aim for the GUI/interface to run smoothly on a low spec computer (single core with less than 1Ghz)
	** 3D graphic controller (GPU) will always be required hardware for ~~XBMC~~ so try to utilize the GPU as much as possible		** 3D graphic controller (GPU) will always be required hardware for Kodi so try to utilize the GPU as much as possible
	* Avoid hard-disk trashing (excess read/write/erase cycles), so no hard-drive paging, (utilize RAM memory instead).		* Avoid hard-disk trashing (excess read/write/erase cycles), so no hard-drive paging, (utilize RAM memory instead).
	** End-users will be running ~~XBMC~~ and the operating-system on solid-State memory as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveDistro Live CD (LiveDistro)] of a USB-key		** End-users will be running Kodi and the operating-system on solid-State memory as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveDistro Live CD (LiveDistro)] of a USB-key
	* Fast load and boot times for end-user perception (other things can still run/start in the background without the user knowledge)		* Fast load and boot times for end-user perception (other things can still run/start in the background without the user knowledge)
	** 15-seconds or less from when the end user press the power-button on the computer till he/she can browse the GUI		** 15-seconds or less from when the end user press the power-button on the computer till he/she can browse the GUI
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	== Contact methods ==		== Contact methods ==
	* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/~~xbmc~~-dev #~~xbmc~~-dev on freenode] official [http://freenode.net IRC network channel] focused on ~~XBMC~~ development		* IRC: [irc://irc.freenode.net/kodi-dev #kodi-dev on freenode] official [http://freenode.net IRC network channel] focused on Kodi development
	* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 ~~XBMC~~ Development Community Forum]		* [http://forum.kodi.tv/forumdisplay.php?fid=93 Kodi Development Community Forum]
	* [[HOW-TO submit a patch]] (where and how to submit source code)		* [[HOW-TO submit a patch]] (where and how to submit source code)