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 # Chapter 1: Genesis
 
+This chapter goes through the processes involved in reading source
+code, running it, and optionally compiling it.
+
+1. [Parse](1-parse.html)
+
+   The parser receives a stream of bytes and transforms them into a
+   minimal set of data types with very little processing.
+
+2. [Decode](2-decode.html)
+
+   The decoder runs configurable and extensible pre-processing steps
+   over data received from the parser, enriching it with more complex
+   data types, and handling primitive source code transforms.  It's
+   comparable to the C pre-processor or Lisp's `DEFMACRO` mechanism,
+   with a few more responsibilities, such as number literal parsing.
+
+3. [Execute](3-execute.html)
+
+   Code is executed (or interpreted, or evaluated) in an environment,
+   also called a module, which may be mutated, and linked with other
+   modules.  Execution is immediate, without any pre-compilation.
+
+4. [Compile](4-compile.html)
+
+   Procedures from within the compiler module can be used to demand
+   the compilation of other modules, with various options, yielding
+   static or dynamic object files.  These may be loaded immediately,
+   replacing the previously uncompiled module code in memory.