Learning ChucK

version: 1.5.x.x (chai)

Welcome, ChucKist!

Getting Started

The following pages will serve as a reference to help you get up and running with the ChucK language.

• downloading ChucK | try ChucK online! (new)
• (optional) installing & building ChucK
• a tutorial (basic language features)
• (excellent) video tutorials by Clint Hoagland

Moving Forward

These pages can be used to explore various aspects of ChucK and ChucK programming. A great way to learn ChucK is to just play with it. The many examples included with ChucK can be fun places to start!

• language specification (language features and usage)
• API reference (ChucK class library documentation)
• examples (see and hear things in action)
• command-line (CLI) options (for those who use chuck from teminals)
• OTF commands (on-the-fly programming commands for CLI chuck)
• notes on ChucK for music (Graham Coleman's excellent tutorial)
• publications (things to mull over)

Join the Community

• ChucK Community (mailing lists + Discord + github repos link)