Getting Started

Installation, setup, and your first MAKO program.

v0.02·early development

Overview

MAKO is a statically typed, expression-oriented language with a clean, minimal syntax. It draws from Python for readability, Lua for lightness, and C# for structure. The goal: a language that is easy to learn, fast to write, and predictable to debug.

Hello, world

The simplest MAKO program.

print("Hello, world!")

Running a file

Pass any .mako file to the interpreter.

mako run main.mako

A real program

A short but complete program showing variables, a function, and a loop.

fun fizzbuzz(n: int) {
  for i in 1..n+1 {
    if i % 15 == 0 {
      print("FizzBuzz")
    } else if i % 3 == 0 {
      print("Fizz")
    } else if i % 5 == 0 {
      print("Buzz")
    } else {
      print(i)
    }
  }
}

fizzbuzz(20)

MAKO v0.02 · More features added as the language matures.