A complete beginners guide?

[Schilcote]

I'm trying to get started modding KSP, but I'm a bit stuck. There doesn't seem to be any guide that covers the very basics; that is, how to compile the .DLLs so that they can be stuck in the modules directory, and where to find API documentation.

Am I just being thick? Does anyone know where I can find this information?

[Frement]

This thread was just posted a while ago, should cover a lot of the resources available to get started: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/41718-Can-someone-point-me-in-the-right-direction

As for a complete beginner tutorial, haven't seen one.

[Trueborn]

This series of tutorials got me started. After you get through those, just go pick a mod that seems fairly simple and look at some of the source code to see how it does different things. Just remember to credit those whose shoulders you are standing on!