1. Introduction to the Oracle Solaris Developer Documentation
Learning About Development on the Oracle Solaris OS
Map to the Oracle Solaris OS Man Page Collection
Building Applications in the Oracle Solaris OS
Oracle Solaris Developer Tools
Using the Runtime Linker and Link Editor
Using the Oracle Solaris Studio Tools
AMP Stack for Web Application Development and Deployment
Using Oracle Message Passing Toolkit
Packaging Applications for the Oracle Solaris OS
Oracle Solaris Dynamic Tracing
Writing Java Programs for the Oracle Solaris OS
Supplying Platform-Independent Online Help
Programming to Specific Hardware and Configurations
Known Oracle Solaris Compatible Hardware
Testing x86 Hardware for Oracle Solaris Compatibility
Developing in the x86 Assembly Language
Developing in the SPARC Assembly Language
Developing 64-bit Applications for the Oracle Solaris OS
Developing for a Cluster Environment
Network Programming in the Oracle Solaris OS
Adding Device Management Information to the System Management Agent
Developing Web-Based Enterprise Management Applications
Programming with Oracle Solaris Interfaces and Frameworks
Multithreaded Programming in the Oracle Solaris OS
Developing Custom Storage Modules for the DHCP Service
Developing Security Applications and Services in the Oracle Solaris OS
The Oracle Solaris OS distribution you choose depends on how you want to use the system.
Use the Oracle Solaris 10 OS for mission critical activities and production, such as in a large enterprise.
For information about the Oracle Solaris 10 OS, see the Oracle Solaris product site.
To get the Oracle Solaris 10 OS, see Get It: Oracle Solaris 10. You can download the Oracle Solaris 10 OS, you can download the Oracle Solaris 10 appliance image for VirtualBox, or you can order a DVD media kit. You can also get information about Oracle Premier Support for Operating Systems.
Download the OpenSolaris OS in a slim install configuration that fits on a single CD. Install the base OS from the CD, and then install additional software packages of your choice from the OpenSolaris package repository. Alternatively, use Automated Installer to install the OpenSolaris OS and your complete working environment on multiple machines.
For more information about the OpenSolaris OS, or to get the OpenSolaris OS, see the OpenSolaris product site. You can download the LiveCD image, you can download the Automated Installer bootable image, or you can order media. You can also download VirtualBox.
For information about Automated Installer, see OpenSolaris 2010.05 Automated Installer Guide and Migrating From Solaris Custom JumpStart to OpenSolaris Automated Installer.