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title: Ethereum development documentation
description: Introducing the ethereum.org developer documentation.
lang: en
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This documentation is designed to help you build with [Ethereum](/). It covers Ethereum as a concept, explains the Ethereum tech stack, and documents advanced topics for more complex applications and use cases.
Everything here is open-source and community-maintained, so if a page is out of date or missing something useful, open an issue or a pull request. The [editing guide](https://github.com/ethereum/ethereum-org-website/blob/dev/docs/editing-markdown.md) walks through how.
## Pick a starting point {#pick-a-starting-point}
Readers arrive with different goals, and the fastest path through these docs depends on what you want to build. A few common entry points:
- **Building a dapp that talks to Ethereum.** Start with the [technical intro](/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum/), then work through [accounts](/developers/docs/accounts/) and [transactions](/developers/docs/transactions/). Pick a [framework](/developers/docs/frameworks/) when you're ready to write code.
- **Writing a smart contract.** Skim the [intro](/developers/docs/intro-to-ethereum/) if EVM concepts are new, then jump to [smart contracts](/developers/docs/smart-contracts/) and a [programming language](/developers/docs/programming-languages/).
- **Running a node or staking.** Go to [nodes and clients](/developers/docs/nodes-and-clients/), then [networking](/developers/docs/networking-layer/) and [consensus mechanisms](/developers/docs/consensus-mechanisms/).
- **Understanding the protocol from the bottom up.** The modules below are ordered for this. Read them in sequence.
## Development modules {#development-modules}
If this is your first attempt at Ethereum development, we recommend starting at the beginning and working your way through like a book.
### Foundational topics {#foundational-topics}
### Ethereum stack {#ethereum-stack}
### Advanced {#advanced}