the guide

Learn Rasmalai, One Chapter at a Time

A friendly, progressive path from zero to productive — every example runnable in the browser. For exact semantics, see the Language Manual.

Chapters

01 Introduction

Install, run, and the one promise.

02 Basics and Types

Bindings, 64-bit numbers, strings.

03 Control Flow

if, for, while, switch, defer.

04 Functions and Closures

Signatures, lambdas, defaults.

05 Data Structures

Structs, classes, records, enums.

06 Collections

Arrays, maps, sets, transforms.

07 Error Handling

Option, throws, try/catch.

08 Modules and Packages

Imports, stdlib, manifests.

09 Editor Setup

LSP and highlighting, rnx setup.

10 AI Assistants & MCP

Agents, harnesses, rnx mcp.

11 Troubleshooting & Reinstall

Diagnose, reinstall, uninstall.

Rosetta guides translate what you already know — every example shown side-by-side with Rasmalai.

15 minutes - systems engineers

Memory, engines, SIMD, ABI.

start here - newcomers

Zero to systems.

Lexicon and Structure

Encoding, comments, statements, keywords.

Prelude and Intrinsics

Implicit scope, root intrinsics, core types.

Numeric Model

Unified 64-bit semantics.

Bindings and Scope

let, const, shadowing, destructuring.

Full Language Manual

All seven normative sections.