Getting Started

The best way to begin with scpp is the same way you begin with most languages: get the tool working, compile a tiny program, and then try the same idea in a small project layout.

In this chapter, we will do exactly three things:

1. build the compiler from source;
2. compile and run a one-file “Hello, world!” program;
3. create the smallest useful manifest-based project and build it with scpp build.

You do not need to understand ownership, borrowing, or [[scpp::unsafe]] in depth yet. The goal here is to get a real program onto your screen first. Later chapters will explain why the language behaves the way it does.

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