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* Updated Development State to reflect that Corda is maturing, that we're targetting production readiness in 2017 but still to warn that APIs are not yet stable * newlines
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# Corda
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Corda is a decentralised database system in which nodes trust each other as little as possible.
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## Features
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* A P2P network of nodes
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* Smart contracts
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* Flow framework
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* "Notary" infrastructure to validate uniqueness of transactions
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* Written as a platform for distributed apps called CorDapps
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* Written in [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org), targeting the JVM
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Read our full and planned feature list [here](https://docs.corda.net/inthebox.html).
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## Getting started
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Firstly, read the [Getting started](https://docs.corda.net/getting-set-up.html) documentation.
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Next, use the following guides to set up your dev environment:
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* If you are on **Windows** [use this getting started guide](https://www.corda.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Corda-Windows-Quick-start-guide-1.pdf) which also explains through how to run the sample apps.
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* Alternatively if you are on **Mac/Linux**, [watch this brief Webinar](https://vimeo.com/200167665) which walks through getting Corda, installing it, building it, running nodes and opening projects in IntelliJ.
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After the above, watching the following webinars will give you a great introduction to Corda:
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### Webinar 1 – [Introduction to Corda](https://vimeo.com/192757743/c2ec39c1e1)
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Richard Brown, R3 Chief Technology Officer, explains Corda's unique architecture, the only distributed ledger platform designed by and for the financial industry's unique requirements. You may want to read the [Corda non-technical whitepaper](https://www.r3.com/s/corda-introductory-whitepaper-final.pdf) as pre-reading for this session.
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### Webinar 2 – [Corda Developers’ Tutorial](https://vimeo.com/192797322/aab499b152)
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Roger Willis, R3 Developer Relations Lead, provides an overview of Corda from a developer’s perspective and guidance on how to start building CorDapps. You may want to view [Webinar 1 - Introduction to Corda](https://vimeo.com/192757743/c2ec39c1e1) as preparation for this session. **NB. This was recorded for the M5 release.**
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## Building on Corda
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To build your own CorDapps:
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1. Clone the [CorDapp Template repository](https://github.com/corda/cordapp-template)
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2. Read the [README](https://github.com/corda/cordapp-template/blob/master/README.md) (**IMPORTANT!**)
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3. Read the [Writing a CorDapp](https://docs.corda.net/tutorial-cordapp.html) documentation
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To look at the Corda source and run some sample applications:
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1. Clone this repository
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2. To run some sample CorDapps, read the [running the demos documentation](https://docs.corda.r3cev.com/running-the-demos.html)
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3. Start hacking and [contribute](./CONTRIBUTING.md)!
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## Useful links
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* [Project website](https://corda.net)
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* [Documentation](https://docs.corda.net)
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* [Slack channel](https://slack.corda.net/)
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* [Forum](https://discourse.corda.net)
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* [Meetups](https://www.meetup.com/pro/corda/)
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* [Training Course](https://www.corda.net/corda-training/)
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## Development State
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Corda is under active development and is maturing rapidly. We are targeting
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production-readiness in 2017. The API will continue to evolve throughout 2017;
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backwards compatibility not assured until version 1.0.
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Pull requests, experiments, and contributions are encouraged and welcomed.
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## Background
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The project is supported by R3, a financial industry consortium, which is why it
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contains some code for financial use cases and why the documentation focuses on finance. The goal is to use it
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to construct a global ledger, simplifying finance and reducing the overheads of banking. But it is run as
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an open source project and the basic technology of a peer-to-peer decentralised database may be useful
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for many different projects.
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## Contributing
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Please read [here](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
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## License
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[Apache 2.0](./LICENSE)
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## Acknowledgements
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