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gjtorikian · gjtorikian · commit 25f5c479fdac · 2013-02-26T17:54:44.000-08:00
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 ## Overview
 
-Most applications will use a [wrapper library][wrappers], but it's important to
-get familiar with the underlying API HTTP methods. There's no easier way to
-kick the tires than [cURL][curl].
+Most applications will use an existing [wrapper library][wrappers] in the language 
+of your choice, but it's important to familiarize yourself with the underlying API 
+HTTP methods first. 
+
+There's no easier way to kick the tires than through [cURL][curl].
 
 ### Hello World
 
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+# Development Guides
+
+This section of the documentation is intended to get you up-and-running with
+real-world GitHub API applications. We'll cover everything you need to know, from
+authentication, to manipulating results, to combining results with other services.
+
+Every tutorial here will have a project, and every project will be stored and
+documented in our public `samples` repo:
+
+    https://github.com/github/platform-samples
+
+Feel free to fork, clone, and improve these guides.
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               <li><a href="/v3/libraries/">Libraries</a></li>
             </ul>
           </li>
+          <li class="js-topic">
+            <h3><a href="#" class="js-expand-btn collapsed">&nbsp;</a><a href="/guides/">Guides</a></h3>
+            <ul class="js-guides">
+              <li><a href="/guides/getting-started/">Getting Started</a></li>
+            </ul>
+          </li>
           <li class="js-topic">
             <h3><a href="#" class="js-expand-btn collapsed">&nbsp;</a><a href="/v3/activity/">Activity</a></h3>
             <ul class="js-guides">
