# Developer Platform

<h2 align="center">Learn NEAR Smart Contracts</h2>

<p align="center">Run code in your browser. Deploy to TestNet in one click.</p>

<p align="center"><a href="https://near.peersurf.xyz/" class="button primary">Contact Team</a> <a href="https://near.peersurf.xyz/examples" class="button secondary" data-icon="rocket-launch">Play Ground </a></p>

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### Get started in 5 minutes

Setting up your first contract should be the easiest part of getting started. With clear instructions, copy-paste-ready examples, and quick deployment, you’ll be up and running in minutes—not hours.

No guesswork, no complexity—just your first successful call, fast.

<a href="/pages/JsKd452Nu8XTrHz68zaF" class="button primary" data-icon="rocket-launch">Get started</a>&#x20;
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```javascript
import { NearBindgen, view } from "near-sdk-js";

@NearBindgen({})
class Contract {
  constructor({ greeting } = { greeting: "hello" }) {
    this.greeting = greeting;
  }

  @view({})
  get_greeting() {
    return this.greeting;
  }
```

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<figure><img src="/files/zlbGDqdRBY9e4VySvZqd" alt=""><figcaption><p>Examples Playground</p></figcaption></figure>
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### Learn more about the platform

Read guides, watch tutorials, and learn more about working with the developer platform and deploying your custom smart contract with it.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f7OToCTpQ0" class="button primary" data-icon="book-open">Guides</a>&#x20;
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<h2 align="center">Join a community of developers</h2>

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