geode-docs/developing/book_intro.html.md.erb

<% set_title("Developing with", product_name_long) %>

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*Developing with <%=vars.product_name_long%>* explains main concepts of application programming with <%=vars.product_name_long%>. It describes how to plan and implement regions, data serialization, event handling, delta propagation, transactions, and more.

For information about <%=vars.product_name%> REST application development, see [Developing REST Applications for <%=vars.product_name_long%>](../rest_apps/book_intro.html).

-   **[Region Data Storage and Distribution](region_options/chapter_overview.html)**

    The <%=vars.product_name_long%> data storage and distribution models put your data in the right place at the right time. You should understand all the options for data storage in <%=vars.product_name%> before you start configuring your data regions.

-   **[Partitioned Regions](partitioned_regions/chapter_overview.html)**

    In addition to basic region management, partitioned regions include options for high availability, data location control, and data balancing across the cluster.

-   **[Distributed and Replicated Regions](distributed_regions/chapter_overview.html)**

    In addition to basic region management, distributed and replicated regions include options for things like push and pull distribution models, global locking, and region entry versions to ensure consistency across <%=vars.product_name%> members.

-   **[Consistency for Region Updates](distributed_regions/region_entry_versions.html)**

    <%=vars.product_name%> ensures that all copies of a region eventually reach a consistent state on all members and clients that host the region, including <%=vars.product_name%> members that distribute region events.

-   **[General Region Data Management](general_region_data_management.html)**

    For all regions, you have options to control memory use, back up your data to disk, and keep stale data out of your cache.

-   **[Data Serialization](data_serialization/chapter_overview.html)**

    Data that you manage in <%=vars.product_name%> must be serialized and deserialized for storage and transmittal between processes. You can choose among several options for data serialization.

-   **[Events and Event Handling](events/chapter_overview.html)**

    <%=vars.product_name%> provides versatile and reliable event distribution and handling for your cached data and system member events.

-   **[Delta Propagation](delta_propagation/chapter_overview.html)**

    Delta propagation allows you to reduce the amount of data you send over the network by including only changes to objects rather than the entire object.

-   **[Querying](querying_basics/chapter_overview.html)**

    <%=vars.product_name%> provides a SQL-like querying language called OQL that allows you to access data stored in <%=vars.product_name%> regions.

-   **[Continuous Querying](continuous_querying/chapter_overview.html)**

    Continuous querying continuously returns events that match the queries you set up.

-   **[Transactions](transactions/chapter_overview.html)**

    <%=vars.product_name%> provides a transactions API, with `begin`, `commit`, and `rollback` methods. These methods are much the same as the familiar relational database transactions methods.

-   **[Function Execution](function_exec/chapter_overview.html)**

    A function is a body of code that resides on a server and that an application can invoke from a client or from another server without the need to send the function code itself. The caller can direct a data-dependent function to operate on a particular dataset, or can direct a data-independent function to operate on a particular server, member, or member group.