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This section has its own main menu for you to explore Lasso's extensive documentation.
This page features our top picks for diving into Lasso Docs for the first time, and will change from time to time as we bring new guides, articles, and tutorials to you.
You can select one of the featured areas below, or, browse from our menu at the top.
One of the most powerful tools for our developers is the Reference section. Browse or search for specific methods that are the backbone to Lasso's distinctive ease-of-use programming.
There is an articles-specific search on the Articles landing page.
Best of the Language Guide
Programming Fundamentals
This provides an overview of Lasso, the programming language which powers Lasso Server great if you are new to programming in Lasso. Topics include: types & objects; using literals and operators; calling methods; passing parameters; and using return values.
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Calling Lasso
Learn two different methods of calling Lasso either using Lasso as a script processor on the command line (CLI) or using Lasso as a web application server through the web browser. This overview is vital to understanding the rest of the topics and example in this Language Guide.
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Latest Lasso Tutorials
What is Lasso
Lasso gives website pages the ability to be dynamic and interactive by changing the content on the pages on-the-fly, pages which are then sent to a computer over the Web to be read by a browser. This tutorial is ideal for newcomers to web development.
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Sending email with Lasso
This tutorial shows how to assemble the information required to send an email with Lasso9 - usually in response to a contact form on a website. In easy to follow steps, this is suited for beginner to intermediate level developers.
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Listed Issues
Lasso 9
See how L9x issues registered are prioritized by CLD votes.
Lasso 8.x
See how L8x issues registered are prioritized by CLD votes.
Alerts and Errata
Lasso is a middleware product that relies on the behavior of third-party software (Web servers, data sources) for smooth operation. For late breaking updates to the documentation, or alerts, see our Errata