First Steps

First Steps introduces functional patterns that work well in Scheme, with short examples and incremental refactors. By the end, you’ll have built your own custom messaging library and have a solid foundation to continue developing more advanced plug-ins.

What You Need

Before you get started, ensure you have the following:

Lumi installed (a recent build or AppImage).
A text editor for .scm files (VS Code works well): Visual Studio Code
Git to keep your code backed-up and version controlled.

Tutorial Steps

Create your first Scheme plug-in with basic structure

Improve code structure without changing behavior

Organize functions into reusable libraries

Add error handling and input validation

Understanding function outputs and data flow

Messaging Library

Build a comprehensive messaging system

Advanced code restructuring techniques

Iterative improvement and optimization

Procedure Browser

Exploring Lumi’s procedure database

Summary and next steps in development