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 - using common contract security patterns (See [Onward with Ethereum Smart Contract Security](https://medium.com/bitcorps-blog/onward-with-ethereum-smart-contract-security-97a827e47702#.y3kvdetbz))
 - in the [Solidity language](http://solidity.readthedocs.io/en/develop/).
 
+> NOTE: New to smart contract development? Check our [introductory guide](https://github.com/OpenZeppelin/zeppelin-solidity/issues/121).
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 ## Getting Started
 
 Zeppelin integrates with [Truffle](https://github.com/ConsenSys/truffle), an Ethereum development environment. Please install Truffle and initialize your project with `truffle init`.