# Scylla Developer Documentation

This documentation targets developers who are interested in contributing to Scylla codebase.

## Contents

* [Alternator](alternator/alternator.md) - The open source DynamoDB-compatible API reference.
* [Design notes](design-notes/index.md) - Explanations describing how new features work for other contributors and exploratory research.
* [Guides](guides/index.md) - Instructions on how to build, run, test and debug the Scylla codebase.
* [Contribute](contribute/index.md) - Guidelines on how to contribute and maintain the project.

## Other Useful Documents and Links

* [User documentation](https://docs.scylladb.com/)
* [Seastar documentation](http://docs.seastar.io/master/index.html)