Introduction to PureScript

This is the repository for the workshop Introduction to PureScript, at PureScript Conf 2017 in Boulder, Colorado.

Here, you will find slides, source code, and instructions on preparing your computer for the workshop!

Preparation

First, you should download the contents of this repository to your computer. Then proceed to the following steps.

1. Install npm

npm is a package manager that can be used to install many Javascript and PureScript tools. You can download the package manager here:

• NodeJS

2. Install PureScript

You should install the PureScript compiler and command-line tools.

npm install -g purescript

3. Install Pulp

Pulp is a build tool for PureScript that makes it easy to build projects.

npm install -g pulp

4. Install Bower

Bower can download PureScript dependencies.

npm install -g bower

5. Install PureScript Dependencies

This installs the PureScript dependencies specified in bower.json.

bower install

6. Compile with PureScript

This runs the build process, which will generate a game.js.

pulp build --to game.js

7. Open HTML to Run Game

On Mac OS X:

open game.html

On other platforms, manually open the file game.html.