As a new developer interested in Cycle.js, I need to understand the fundamental steps to set up a basic Cycle.js project. Additionally, I want to learn how Cycle.js handles external interactions like network requests. Please outline the initial setup steps and explain how Cycle.js uses 'drivers' to manage side effects, specifically mentioning how network requests are handled.
Navigate to 'cycle.js.org'. Click on the 'Getting started' link. Read the content to identify the initial steps or prerequisites for setting up a basic Cycle.js project, focusing on the core concepts and minimal setup. Navigate back to the main navigation and click on the 'Drivers' link. Within the 'Drivers' section, read the content, paying attention to the general concept of drivers and how they manage side effects. Specifically, locate information about how network requests (HTTP interactions) are handled within the driver paradigm. Synthesize the information to explain the basic project setup and how drivers, particularly for network requests, function in Cycle.js.
The agent successfully navigates to the 'Getting started' section. The agent identifies and states key initial steps or prerequisites for a Cycle.js project, such as installing Cycle.js, defining a `main` function, and using `run()` from `@cycle/run`. The agent successfully navigates to the 'Drivers' section. The agent explains that drivers are plugins that manage side effects (interactions with the external world). The agent explicitly states that Cycle.js uses drivers to perform network requests, or similar phrasing indicating how HTTP interactions are managed by drivers.