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Ecosystem Update: Announcing NEAR Dev, a DevHub spinout

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February 3, 2025

The NEAR Foundation announces the launch of NEAR Dev, a new independent entity dedicated to supporting top application developers and partners within the NEAR ecosystem. NEAR Dev is a focused team that will operate alongside DevHub, an initiative that has been supporting the NEAR developer community. 

NEAR DevHub

DevHub is a collaborative space where developers build for other developers, with a primary focus on developer tooling and content. As a community-driven initiative, DevHub will continue to operate with a wide range of contributors and projects, with a shared goal of building a thriving developer community on NEAR.

NEAR Dev

NEAR Dev is a new formal entity with a team comprised of extensive NEAR tech experience, focused on:

  • Partner Success: Providing expert technical consulting and support to top NEAR projects.
  • DevTools: Building, maintaining, and coordinating the development of essential tools and content for developers, in collaboration with the DevHub community.
  • DevRel: Streamlining the onboarding process and providing resources (such as documentation, tutorials, and workshops) to help developers build quickly on NEAR.

NEAR Dev will collaborate closely with DevHub communities, helping the NEAR Foundation effectively scale its support for teams and projects that are building for other developers within the NEAR ecosystem. 

Community Projects

DevHub has fostered the creation of various projects, including Hackbox, which focuses on hackathon coordination (watch for their update in the upcoming NEAR Town Hall). These projects operate independently with their own goals and scope. While hackathon coordination is not part of NEAR Dev’s scope, the NEAR Dev team will collaborate with NEAR Hackbox and other community projects as needed to support ecosystem partners. 

Looking Ahead

The launch of NEAR Dev is an important evolution for the NEAR developer community, providing dedicated support where it is needed most. By prioritizing top app developers and actively collaborating with the broader DevHub community, NEAR Dev is uniquely positioned to tackle key technical challenges and drive the expansion of the NEAR ecosystem. For more information on the latest developer updates from both NEAR Dev and the broader community, sign up for the DevHub newsletter.


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