# Creating a new project

Once you have the CaffeineC compiler installed, we can continue by making our first project.\
Open up a command line and paste in

```bash
CaffeineC --version
```

to verify that the compiler has been installed correctly.

Once we have verified the functionality of the compiler, either open up a new command line in the folder where you want to create the project, or use the `cd` command to move to it. Then run the following command and replace `projectname` with the name of your project.

```bash
CaffeineC init projectname
```

The compiler will ask you a series of questions about the project. When it is done, you will be left with a new folder which will contain a cfconf.yaml that looks something like this:

```yaml
name: NewProject
description: A new CaffeineC project
version: 1.0.0
main: src/main.cffc
dependencies: []
author: Anonymous
license: MIT
```

and a `src/` folder with a `main.cffc` file in it. This file should contain a starter program that looks like this:

```go
package main;

extern func printf(format: *i8): void;

func main(): i64 {
    printf("Hello, world!\n");
    return 0;
}
```

To run the program, simply move into the project's root direcotry and type:

<pre class="language-bash"><code class="lang-bash"><strong>CaffeineC run
</strong></code></pre>