Learn

A guided path into the Wave language.

This section is for onboarding, not raw reference. It points new users through installation, basic syntax, language concepts, and the parts of the docs that matter first.

Install Wave Open docs

Start here

The shortest path is install, run a file, learn syntax, then move into std and project structure.

curl -fsSL https://wave-lang.dev/install.sh | bash -s -- latest
wavec run examples/hello.wave

Path

Move from first install to practical fluency.

The learning route mirrors the actual documentation hierarchy, but it is ordered for momentum instead of exhaustiveness.

Install and run

Set up the compiler, verify the toolchain, and run a first source file.

Understand syntax

Learn variables, functions, control flow, generics, pointers, and storage rules.

Build real programs

Move into program structure, CLI usage, and the standard library surface area.

Study areas

The main concepts are already in the docs.

CLI and toolchain

Compiler commands, backend options, diagnostics, and debugging modes.

Standard library

Core modules covering env, string, path, memory, system, and networking.

WSON

Learn the project data format alongside the language ecosystem.