# Introduction To get started you should install Elixir and choose an editor that you wan to use in the development of your programs. In the beginning you will only do small programs so it is not very important that you have an advanced environment for code development - you do however need an editor with support for Elixir syntax. Compiling files etc can be done from the Elixir shell. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://id1019.gitbook.io/exercises/introduction.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.