= Guides

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This page lists the user and reference guides available for developers to create applications with the framework:

== Development

The following guide helps you setup your development environment so you can quickly be productive:

* xref:setupguide:ROOT:about.adoc[Setup Guide]

== Core

The core guides describe how to write domain applications:

* *xref:userguide:ROOT:about.adoc[User Guide]*
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Consists of two sections: fundamentals, and "beyond the basics".

* *xref:refguide:ROOT:about.adoc[Reference Guide]*
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Reference for the annotations, domain services and naming conventions.

* *xref:testing:ROOT:about.adoc[Testing Guide]*
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How to write unit tests, integration tests and BDD (Cucumber) tests, and how to use fixtures within integration tests and for rapid prototyping.


== Security

The xref:security:ROOT:about.adoc[Security Guide] describes the security architecture and explains how to configure each of the various security components that integrate with Apache Causeway.


== Value Types

The xref:valuetypes::about.adoc[] guide catalogs a number of rich value types that you can use in your application.


== Contributing

If you would like to start contributing back to the framework's development, then the xref:conguide::about.adoc[] explains how to compile the framework and how to use git to commit changes and raise PRs.

