# What is the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1 Developer Guide?
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Welcome to the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1 Developer Guide.

The AWS SDK for C\$1\$1 provides a modern C\$1\$1 (version C\$1\$1 11 or later) interface for Amazon Web Services (AWS). It provides both high-level and low-level APIs for nearly all AWS features, minimizing dependencies and providing platform portability on Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile.

[Getting started with the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](getting-started.md) 

**Note**  
The AWS IoT SDKs and the `aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp` are separate from this SDK. The AWS IoT Device SDK for C\$1\$1 v2 is available at [https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2](https://github.com/aws/aws-iot-device-sdk-cpp-v2) on GitHub.  
For more information about AWS IoT, see [What is AWS IoT](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iot/latest/developerguide/what-is-aws-iot.html) in the AWS IoT Developer Guide.

## Additional documentation and resources
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In addition to this guide, the following are valuable online resources for AWS SDK for C\$1\$1 developers:
+  [AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/): Contains settings, features, and other foundational concepts common amongst AWS SDKs. 
+ GitHub:
  +  [SDK source](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp) 
  +  [SDK issues](https://github.com/aws/aws-sdk-cpp/issues) 
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1 API Reference](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-cpp/latest/api/root/html/) 
+  [AWS C\$1\$1 Developer Blog](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/developer/category/cpp/) 
+ The [AWS Code Sample Catalog](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/code-samples/latest/catalog) 
+  [SDK License](https://aws.amazon.com/apache2.0/) 
+  *Video:* [Introducing the AWS SDK for C\$1\$1 from AWS re:invent 2015](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm4Aa3Whwos&amp;list=PLhr1KZpdzuke5pqzTvI2ZxwP8-NwLACuU&amp;index=9) 

## Maintenance and support for SDK major versions
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For information about maintenance and support for SDK major versions and their underlying dependencies, see the following in the [AWS SDKs and Tools Reference Guide](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/overview.html):
+ [AWS SDKs and tools maintenance policy](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/maint-policy.html)
+ [AWS SDKs and tools version support matrix](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdkref/latest/guide/version-support-matrix.html)