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Creating Your First Program

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This document will help you how to set up Abstract's tools in your machine as well as how to create, organize and execute your first program.

Setting up the environment​

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To start a new project, begin creating a new directory folder to organize the project into the same place. For this example, let's call the folder MyProgram;

Writing the program​

Inside the MyProgram folder, create a script file with the .a extension e.g., main.a.

Inside the script file, write the following code:

main.a
import from Std.Console

function !void main() {
    writeln("Hello, World!")
    writeln("I'm coding in abstract!")
}

Building​

Abstract offers two ways to build the program: Using the command line to directly call the compiler or use a build script to talk to the compiler for you.

Building with the command line​

Using the command line, you can invoke the following command to build and run the scrpt:

abs run main.a -o bin/

Building with a build script​

To use a build script, create a new script with the .a extension like build.a.

To use a build script, we recommend you to follow this directory organization:

MyProgram/
Src/
 '- main.a   
build.a

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