
StartHere
Learn More
Try these links to learn more about Fan:
- Tour: quick introduction to Fan's features by code example
- WhyFan: why we're crazy enough to build Fan
- Hello world four different ways:
- fan shell: interactive shell
- fan script: executable scripts
- fan pod: precompiled modules
- fan web app: web application libraries
Quick Start
If you want to jump right in and start coding:
- Download the latest build
- Setup: your environment
- HelloWorld: try your hand at hello world
- docCookbook: snippets of example code for common tasks
Documentation Organization
All documentation and APIs are organized into modules called pods. The doc index is organized by manuals and APIs. APIs are the reference documentation for each public type generated from source (like Javadoc). Manuals group a set of chapters on a subject:
- docIntro: general purpose introductory material
- docLang: covers the language in depth
- docTools: command line tools, unit testing, build toolkit
- docLib: details on various pod libraries
- docCookbook: example snippets of source code
Learning Fan
If you want to dig deep, then you'll probably want to look over docIntro to get a background. At some point you should consider reading docLang front to back - it is designed to be read as book. Once you start writing code, you'll find docCookbook and the reference APIs handy as you learn the standard libraries. When you start to develop real applications make sure to review how to write unit tests and build scripts.
Getting Involved
The place to ask questions and submit feedback is the discussion group. Or you can contact us directly. Let us know what you think!