# Develop your first application

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-51/topic/content-develop-your-first-application.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-51/topic/content-develop-your-first-application.html)

You can create applications either as standalone Makefile projects or integrate them
        into the `devtool` environment of the eSDK.

Before you begin, check that you have installed the eSDK as described in Download eSDK.

- **Develop using Makefile method**  

Use the Hello-QIM sample application to experience the capabilities of the Qualcomm         Linux platform. The sample application is hosted on [GitHub](https://github.com/quic/sample-apps-for-qualcomm-linux).
- **Develop using devtool method**  

The eSDK provides the [devtool](https://docs.yoctoproject.org/ref-manual/devtool-reference.html#getting-help) utility to create or customize         applications. This process involves cloning an existing application and then compiling it as         a new application.

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