Resources

This page provides links to important external resources and references that can help you better understand the technologies that Atym is built upon.

Atym Documentation

Other sections of the Atym documentation that provide more context:

CLI Reference: Complete reference for the Atym CLI commands
Container APIs: Reference documentation for Atym's container APIs and interfaces
Terms and Definitions: Glossary of key terminology used throughout Atym documentation
Troubleshooting: Solutions to common issues and how to resolve them

Learn more about container standards and specifications:

Open Container Initiative (OCI): Industry standards around container formats and runtimes
OCI Image Specification: Complete specification for container images
- OCI Content Descriptors: How content is addressed in the OCI model
- OCI Image Manifest Specification: Definition of the container image manifest
- OCI Image Layout: Filesystem layout for OCI container images
- OCI Image Media Types: Supported media types in OCI images
Wasm OCI Artifact Layout: Specification for storing WebAssembly modules in OCI artifacts

Useful utilities for container and embedded development:

Visual Studio Code: Lightweight but powerful source code editor with extensive extension support
- Dev Container Extension: lets you use a Docker container as a full-featured development environment
- C/C++ Extension: Debugging and code intelligence for C/C++ development
- CMake Tools: CMake integration for build task management
Introduction to Dev Containers
- Containers.dev
- GitHub's Introduction to Dev Containers
File to Hex Converter: Online tool for converting binary files to hexadecimal format

Resources for developing WebAssembly containers

Resources for understanding WebAssembly and related technologies:

WebAssembly Official Website: Introduction to WebAssembly and its specifications
WebAssembly System Interface (WASI): Official resource for the WebAssembly System Interface
WebAssembly Component Model: Introduction to the component model specification
WebAssembly Micro Runtime (WAMR): Lightweight runtime for WebAssembly applications

Tools and resources for developing applications with the WebAssembly System Interface SDK.

WASI-SDK GitHub Repository: WebAssembly System Interface SDK for building WASM modules
Building WASM Applications with WASI-SDK: Comprehensive guide on building WebAssembly applications
- WASI-SDK Options: Detailed information about available WASI-SDK build options
- Reducing Application Footprint: Techniques for optimizing WebAssembly application size
- Building a Project with CMake: Instructions for building WebAssembly applications using CMake

Essential utilities for creating, debugging, and working with WebAssembly modules.

iwasm: Utility for running, testing, and debugging WebAssembly modules on your local development machine
WebAssembly Binary Toolkit (WABT): Tools for manipulating WebAssembly files with full fidelity and compliance with the spec
WebAssembly Extension for VS Code: VS Code extension for WebAssembly text format syntax highlighting