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description: Language-specific guides overview
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The language-specific guides walk you through the process of:
* Containerizing language-specific applications
* Setting up a development environment
* Configuring a CI/CD pipeline
* Deploying an application locally using Kubernetes

In addition to the language-specific modules, Docker documentation also provides guidelines to build images and efficiently manage your development environment. For more information, refer to the following topics:

* [Best practices for writing Dockerfiles](../develop/develop-images/dockerfile_best-practices.md)
* [Docker development best practices](../develop/dev-best-practices.md)
* [Build images with BuildKit](../build/buildkit/index.md#getting-started)
* [Build with Docker](../build/guide/_index.md)

## Language-specific guides

Learn how to containerize your applications and start developing using Docker. Choose one of the following languages to get started.

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        <a href="/language/nodejs/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/nodejs.webp" alt="Develop with Node"></a>
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    <div class="flex items-center flex-1 shadow p-4">
        <a href="/language/python/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/python.webp" alt="Develop with Python"></a>
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    <div class="flex items-center flex-1 shadow p-4">
        <a href="/language/java/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/java.webp" alt="Develop with Java"></a>
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    <div class="flex items-center flex-1 shadow p-4">
        <a href="/language/golang/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/golang.webp" alt="Develop with Go"></a>
    </div>
    <div class="flex items-center flex-1 shadow p-4">
        <a href="/language/dotnet/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/c-sharp.webp" alt="Develop with C#"></a>
    </div>
    <div class="flex items-center flex-1 shadow p-4">
        <a href="/language/rust/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/rust-logo.webp" alt="Develop with Rust"></a>
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    <div class="flex items-center flex-1 shadow p-4">
        <a href="/language/php/"><img class="m-auto rounded" src="/language/images/php-logo.webp" alt="Develop with PHP"></a>
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