# Developers _Wondering why build on NEAR?_ __ NEAR delivers cloud-scale throughput, passkey-simple UX, and battle-tested case studies—so Web2 teams can ship Web3 features in days, not quarters ## Unique NEAR strengths developers feel immediately ### Linear scaling & tiny fees ### Familiar languages + zero-password onboarding ### Human-readable accounts & contract-pays-gas ### Carbon-neutral chain & open-source tooling ## Explore the Tech Developers benefit from scalable smart contracts, low transaction costs, and built-in interoperability across chains. ### Fast, Flexible, and Proven NEAR’s sharded design has processed over **3.34B** transactions, with an average block time of **1.09s** and fees near **$0.0002**. It grows alongside your user base, ensuring high performance without high costs. ### One Network, All Chains NEAR’s **Chain Signatures** and **Intents** unify liquidity, assets, and cross-chain actions—so you can build advanced solutions with minimal friction. ### AI-Native Infrastructure NEAR’s AI-Native Infrastructure provides pre-built tooling, SDKs, and privacy-enhanced environments. Quickly launch scalable AI apps that leverage User-Owned AI, chain abstraction, and verifiable on-chain logic. ## Join the NEAR Dev Ecosystem [**NEAR dev**](https://t.me/neardev) [**NEAR validators**](https://t.me/near_validators) [**Devhub Youtube**](https://youtube.com/@NEARDevHub) [**NEAR DevHub X**](https://x.com/neardevhub) ## Connect. Build. Grow. New experiments, events, and tools-direct to your inbox, once a month.