---
layout: base
id: development
---
<h1>{% translate pagetitle %}</h1>
{% case page.lang %}
{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'pl' or 'zh_TW' %}
{% else %}
<p class="summary">{% translate summary %}</p>
{% endcase %}

<h2>{% translate spec %}</h2>
<p>{% translate spectxt %}</p>
<ul>
  <li>{% translate speclink1 %}</li>
  <li>{% translate speclink2 %}</li>
  <li>{% translate speclink3 %}</li>
</ul>

<h2>{% translate coredev %}</h2>
<ul>
  <li>Satoshi Nakamoto - <a href="/satoshinakamoto.asc">PGP</a></li>
  <li>Gavin Andresen - <a href="mailto:gavinandresen@gmail.com">gavinandresen@gmail.com</a> - <a href="/gavinandresen.asc">PGP</a></li>
  <li>Pieter Wuille - <a href="mailto:pieter.wuille@gmail.com">pieter.wuille@gmail.com</a> - <a href="/pieterwuille.asc">PGP</a></li>
  <li>Nils Schneider - <a href="mailto:nils.schneider@gmail.com">nils.schneider@gmail.com</a> - <a href="/schneider.asc">PGP</a></li>
  <li>Jeff Garzik - <a href="mailto:jgarzik@bitpay.com">jgarzik@bitpay.com</a> - <a href="/jgarzik-bitpay.asc">PGP</a></li>
  <li>Wladimir J. van der Laan - <a href="mailto:laanwj@gmail.com">laanwj@gmail.com</a> - <a href="/laanwj.asc">PGP</a></li>
  <li>Gregory Maxwell - <a href="mailto:greg@xiph.org">greg@xiph.org</a> - <a href="/gmaxwell.asc">PGP</a></li>
</ul>

{% case page.lang %}
{% when 'ar' or 'fa' or 'id' or 'pl' or 'zh_CN' or 'zh_TW' %}
{% else %}
<h2>{% translate disclosure %}</h2>
<p>{% translate disclosuretxt %}</p>
{% endcase %}

<h2>{% translate involve %}</h2>
<p>{% translate involvetxt1 %}</p>
<p>{% translate involvetxt2 %}</p>
<div id="chatbox" class="chatbox"></div>

{% case page.lang %}
{% when 'ar' or 'fa' %}
{% else %}
<h2>{% translate more %}</h2>
<ul class="devprojectlist">
  <li><a href="https://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/">bitcoinj</a> - A Java implementation of a Bitcoin client-only node used in thin SPV Bitcoin clients.</li>
  <li><a href="https://multibit.org/">MultiBit</a> - A thin SPV international Bitcoin client for desktops.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/schildbach/bitcoin-wallet/">Bitcoin Wallet for Android</a> - A thin SPV Bitcoin client for mobiles.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/etotheipi/BitcoinArmory">Armory</a> - A Bitcoin client with enhanced security features.</li>
  <li><a href="http://electrum.org/community.html">Electrum</a> - A fast Bitcoin client relying on remote servers to store the block chain.</li>
  <li><a href="http://bfgminer.com">BFGMiner</a> - Modular Bitcoin mining software.</li>
  <li><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Libblkmaker#For_developers">libblkmaker and python-blkmaker</a> - Client side libraries for the getblocktemplate mining protocol.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/hivewallet">Hive</a> - A fast user-friendly SPV Bitcoin client.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/jgarzik/picocoin">picocoin</a> - A tiny bitcoin library, with lightweight client and utils.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/jgarzik/python-bitcoinlib">python-bitcoinlib</a> - A library for Bitcoin written in python.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/bitsofproof/supernode">Bits of Proof Enterprise Bitcoin Server</a> - A modular implementation of the Bitcoin protocol in Java.</li>
  <li><a href="https://github.com/conformal/btcd">btcd</a> - A full node bitcoin implementation written in Go.</li>
  <li><a href="https://gitorious.org/bitcoin/eloipool/">Eloipool</a> - A fast Python mining pool server software.</li>
  <li class="more"><a href="#" onclick="librariesShow(event)">{% translate moremore %}</a></li>
</ul>
{% endcase %}

<section id="contributors">
  <h2>{% translate contributors %}</h2>
  <p>{% translate contributorsorder %}</p>
  <div class="contributors">{% for c in site.project.contributors %}
    <span>
      {% if c.gravatar_id %}<img class="icon" height="16" width="16" src="https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/{{c.gravatar_id}}?s=140&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2Fbitcoin.org%2Fimg%2Fgravatar-140.png" alt="icon" />{% else %}<img class="icon" height="16" width="16" src="http://i0.wp.com/bitcoin.org/img/gravatar-140.png" alt="icon" />{% endif %}
      {% if c.login %}<a href="http://github.com/{{c.login}}">{{ c.name }} ({{ c.contributions }})</a>{% else %}{{ c.name }} ({{ c.contributions }}){% endif %}
    </span>{% endfor %}
  </div>
</section>