Language: Start here

This section is about writing .incn programs: syntax, semantics, patterns, and mental models.

If you’re not sure where you fit, start at Start here.

Deciding if Incan fits

• Why Incan?
• How Incan works

Tutorials (learn)

• The Incan Book (Basics): Book index
• Web framework tutorial: Web Framework (advanced; reads like tutorial + how-to)

How-to guides (do)

• Async Programming
• Error Messages
• File I/O
• Performance
• Rust Interop

Reference (look up)

• Generated language reference: Language reference (generated)
• Formatting / style (canonical incan fmt guide): Code formatting
• Numeric semantics: Numeric Semantics
• Strings: Strings
• Derives reference cluster:

Guide	Derives
String Representation	Debug, Display
Comparison	Eq, Ord, Hash
Copying & Default	Clone, Copy, Default
Serialization	Serialize, Deserialize
Custom Behavior	Overriding derived behavior

Explanation (understand)

• Control flow
• Closures
• Consts
• Derives & Traits
• Enums
• Error Handling
• Imports & Modules
• Models & Classes
• Scopes & Name Resolution

See also

• Tooling: Tooling start here
• RFCs (design records): RFC index