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Whether you're ready to get started or still researching, these resources will help you understand Facebook Platform.
Anatomy of a Facebook Application
Get an overview of the many components that make up a Facebook application.
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PHP (4 and 5) Client Library|Description of contents
Updated April 29, 2008.
- The client directory contains these core components:
- facebookapi_php5_restlib.php contains the implementation of the methods that constitute the client library.
- facebook.php contains a class that can be used by the web client application.
- facebook_desktop.php contains a class that can be used by the desktop client application.
- The php4client directory contains similar components for PHP4.
- The footprints directory contains code for a sample application called "footprints".
- See the README file for additional information.
Unofficial Client Libraries|Disclaimer
Client libraries for other programming languages are available on the Facebook Developers Wiki.
Microsoft Developer Tools
Facebook has partnered with Microsoft to provide great development tools for the Facebook Platform using Microsoft Popfly and Visual Studio Express.
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Facebook has partnered with Amazon Web Services to provide easy setup, tutorials, and special resources for Facebook Developers.
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Check out these code sample for ideas, conventions, and examples.
Videos
Mark Zuckerberg speaks to 800 developers at the San Francisco Design Center about Facebook Platform, why we built it, and the applications it enables people to build.