Building Your Application

The following sections will guide you in building a simple application with Yao. Before you begin, ensure Yao is installed on your machine and review the sections below for essential background information.

👉 [Getting Started](getting-started)

👉 [Switching to Yao](getting-started/switching-to-yao)

👉 [Installation](getting-started/installation)

## Code Generation Tools

In this example, we use the GPT-4o to demonstrate AI-assisted code creation and show you how to write prompts.

However, you’re free to use any other model you prefer. You can also write the code manually or create your own tools to automate code generation.

If you simply want to learn how to build the application, skip this step and copy the code from the repository into your project.

You can also use the Yao Playground as a code generation tool. It's a simple yao app that can generate code for you, and you can run it locally on your machine.

👉 [Demo App Repo ](https://github.com/yaoapp/demo)

👉 [Yao Playground](https://github.com/yaoapp/playground)

## Visual Studio Code Extensions

To enhance your development experience, we recommend installing the following Visual Studio Code extensions:

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## Reading Guide

By following the steps in the document and working through them, you’ll quickly master how to use Yao.

Once completed, you will have built a simple application with Yao, including a REST API, a web page, and an admin panel.

You can also integrate AI into the admin panel to enhance your application.

**Reading Order:**

👉 [Yao Command](building-your-application/yao-command)

👉 [Debug Guide](building-your-application/debug-guide)

👉 [Data Model](building-your-application/data-model)

👉 [REST API](building-your-application/rest-api)

👉 [Web Page](building-your-application/web-page)

👉 [Admin Panel](building-your-application/admin-panel)

👉 [CLI](building-your-application/cli)

👉 [AI Integration](building-your-application/ai-integration)

👉 [App Configuration](building-your-application/app-configuration)