# Starting out in smart things?

**URL:** <https://community.smartthings.com/t/starting-out-in-smart-things/144384>\
**Category:** Projects & Stories\
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/starting-out-in-smart-things/144384 "2018-11-30T18:43:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![JDRoberts](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/jdroberts/32/56577_2.png) [@JDRoberts](https://community.smartthings.com/u/JDRoberts)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/starting-out-in-smart-things/144384/6 "2018-11-30T21:48:52Z")

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More about the new platform:

> [@“Device Integration Coding for Dummies” ? \[2018 New Platform Nongroovy Edition\]](https://community.smartthings.com/t/device-integration-coding-for-dummies-2018-new-platform-nongroovy-edition/144407):
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> As of this writing (fall 2018) smartthings is in a transitional state, moving to a new app, new hub, and new development platform. Custom device type handlers will no longer run in the smartthings groovy cloud. Instead, Developers will host their own apps and integrate with smartthings through a developer kit. Below thanks to a link from @Automated_House , A presentation from the 2018 Samsung developers conference: [SmartThings Device Kit: An Easy Way to Connect Devices to the SmartThings Cloud - YouTube](https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=kSk8UdSGpsg) And here is the link to the new platform developer documentation for smartapps and device integrations: The SmartApp can either be an AWS Lambda function, or a WebHook endpoint with a RESTful API interface. A directly connected device communicates directly with SmartThings C…

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