# Overview of Program Flow when running Stan

**URL:** <https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/overview-of-program-flow-when-running-stan/5689>\
**Category:** Developers\
**Created:** [September 19, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/overview-of-program-flow-when-running-stan/5689 "2018-09-19T15:38:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![sakrejda](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.mc-stan.org/sakrejda/32/845_2.png) [@sakrejda](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/u/sakrejda)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mc-stan.org/t/overview-of-program-flow-when-running-stan/5689/2 "2018-09-19T18:27:42Z")

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The service methods are the place to start, that’s what they do.

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