Get Started with CIMPLE

Download the Compiler

First, get the `cimplec` compiler source code from the official GitHub repository. You will need a C++ compiler (like `g++`) installed on your system to build it.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/your-username/cimple.git

# Navigate into the project directory
cd cimple

# Compile the transpiler
g++ src/*.cpp -o cimplec

Write Your First Program

Create a new file named `hello.cimp` and open it in your favorite text editor. Write the following code to print a welcome message.

# My first CIMPLE program!

def main()
    print("Hello from CIMPLE!")
end

Transpile and Compile

Use the `cimplec` executable you just built to transpile your `.cimp` file into a `.cpp` file. Then, use `g++` to compile that C++ code into a native binary.

# Transpile .cimp to .cpp
./cimplec hello.cimp

# Compile the output C++ file
g++ hello.cpp -o hello_app

Run Your Application!

You now have a native executable file. Run it from your terminal to see the output.

# Run the compiled application
./hello_app

# Expected output:
# Hello from CIMPLE!

Congratulations! You've successfully run your first CIMPLE program.