# News
> This is the under-**development branch**. Stay tuned for the upcoming release [v12.2.0](HISTORY.md#Next). Looking for a stable release? Head over to the [v12.1.8 branch](https://github.com/kataras/iris/tree/v12.1.8) instead.
 The official [Iris Command Line Interface](https://github.com/kataras/iris-cli) will soon be near you in 2020!
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# Iris Web Framework 
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Iris is a fast, simple yet fully featured and very efficient web framework for Go.
It provides a beautifully expressive and easy to use foundation for your next website or API.
Learn what [others saying about Iris](https://iris-go.com/testimonials/) and **[star](https://github.com/kataras/iris/stargazers)** this open-source project to support its potentials.
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## 📖 Learning Iris
Quick start
```sh
# https://github.com/kataras/iris/wiki/Installation
$ go get github.com/kataras/iris/v12@master
# assume the following code in main.go file
$ cat main.go
```
```go
package main
import "github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
func main() {
app := iris.New()
app.Get("/", index)
app.Listen(":8080")
}
func index(ctx iris.Context) {
ctx.HTML("Hello, World!
")
}
```
```sh
$ go run main.go
```
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Iris contains extensive and thorough **[wiki](https://github.com/kataras/iris/wiki)** making it easy to get started with the framework.
For a more detailed technical documentation you can head over to our [godocs](https://godoc.org/github.com/kataras/iris). And for executable code you can always visit the [./_examples](_examples) repository's subdirectory.
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You can [request](https://bit.ly/iris-req-book) a PDF version and online access of the **E-Book** today and be participated in the development of Iris.
## 🙌 Contributing
We'd love to see your contribution to the Iris Web Framework! For more information about contributing to the Iris project please check the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file.
[List of all Contributors](https://github.com/kataras/iris/graphs/contributors)
## 🛡 Security Vulnerabilities
If you discover a security vulnerability within Iris, please send an e-mail to [iris-go@outlook.com](mailto:iris-go@outlook.com). All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.
## 📝 License
This project is licensed under the [BSD 3-clause license](LICENSE), just like the Go project itself.
The project name "Iris" was inspired by the Greek mythology.