# Developer Onboarding

 There are many places to find information about developing smart contracts and applications on NEAR Protocol. These docs will highlight the most important resources starting with a high level architectural overview of NEAR application development, developing with different languages, developer support, developer communities, integrations, videos to learn async, and existing developer funding avenues.

{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/why-near" %}
[why-near](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/why-near)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/near-application-architecture" %}
[near-application-architecture](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/near-application-architecture)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/dev-resources" %}
[dev-resources](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/dev-resources)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/resources-by-language" %}
[resources-by-language](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/resources-by-language)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/join-a-builder-group" %}
[join-a-builder-group](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/join-a-builder-group)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/developer-governance" %}
[developer-governance](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/developer-governance)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/integrating-near-into-your-application" %}
[integrating-near-into-your-application](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/integrating-near-into-your-application)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/videos" %}
[videos](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/videos)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/24-7-support" %}
[24-7-support](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/24-7-support)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/blockchain-operating-system-bos" %}
[blockchain-operating-system-bos](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/blockchain-operating-system-bos)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/evm-development" %}
[evm-development](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/evm-development)
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{% content-ref url="developer-onboarding/interoperability-infrastructure" %}
[interoperability-infrastructure](https://docs.nearbuilders.com/resources/developer-onboarding/interoperability-infrastructure)
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Special thanks to the Contributors that made these onboarding docs possible. Matt from Proximity, Shot from Banyan, Marcus from NF, just to name a few
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