# Tips for a developer starting out with ESI!

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**Category:** Third Party Developers\
**Created:** [January 12, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/tips-for-a-developer-starting-out-with-esi/50743 "2018-01-12T18:50:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 13, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/tips-for-a-developer-starting-out-with-esi/50743/3 "2018-01-13T14:24:42Z")

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> **[GitHub - devfleet/awesome-eve: A list of 3rd party Applications and Tools for...](https://github.com/devfleet/awesome-eve)**
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> A list of 3rd party Applications and Tools for the awesome Eve Online MMO. - GitHub - devfleet/awesome-eve: A list of 3rd party Applications and Tools for the awesome Eve Online MMO.

- list most of the ESI libraries.
- It also list a lot of existing projects, if you feel like contributing to an existing project instead of starting your own.
- It’s also a good place to look before you start a project, to see if something like it already exist or not.
- With the XML API closing down, there will soon be a lot of projects that will simply stop working. Adopting a project like that may be a huge task, but, worth considering. Alternatively you could start a new project that fill the gap left by a dead project.

It’s also worth reading the following post, that help with most of the things you need to know:

> [@ESI/XMLAPI/CREST Important Information for 3rd Party Devs](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/esi-xmlapi-crest-important-information-for-3rd-party-devs/49447):
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> For those looking for information and help on developing apps for eve, while the forums will help in time, the best place for quick answers, tips, and solutions is the Tweetfleet Slack! Request an invite [HERE](https://www.fuzzwork.co.uk/tweetfleet-slack-invites/) and join us in the #esi channel. For questions regarding oauth2 and other token/permission related things, ask away in #sso. This is where many of the TechCo staff hang out, post parrot memes (you’ll understand after you’ve been there a few days), and share crucial information and updates. …

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