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📚 The Mojo Manual
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1 Get Started2 Language Basics3 Value Ownership4 Value Lifecycle5 Metaprogramming6 Pointers7 GPU Programming8 TileTensor9 Layouts and LayoutTensor10 Python Interop

Chapter 2: Language Basics

This page provides an overview of the Mojo language.

If you know Python, then a lot of Mojo code will look familiar. However, Mojo incorporates features like static type checking, memory safety, next-generation compiler technologies, and more. As such, Mojo also has a lot in common with languages like C++ and Rust.

If you prefer to learn by doing, follow the Get started with Mojo tutorial.

On this page, we'll introduce the essential Mojo syntax, so you can start coding quickly and understand other Mojo code you encounter. Subsequent sections in the Mojo Manual dive deeper into these topics, and links are provided below as appropriate.

Let's get started! 🔥

Adapted from the Mojo Manual, part of the Modular Platform repository (github.com/modular/modular), Copyright (c) Modular Inc., licensed under the Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions. Changes were made: reformatted as an accessible XYZ web edition with build-verified example outputs. Mojo is a trademark of Modular Inc.; this edition is not affiliated with or endorsed by Modular. License: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception.