> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.sifr.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Guides

> Practical learning paths for Python and Rust developers coming to Sifr.

Guides are written as paths, not reference pages. Use them when you want to build the right mental model before diving into individual language or API details.

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  <Card icon="zap" title="Compile your first Sifr program" href="/quickstart" cta="View guide">
    Install the toolchain, run a Sifr file, and build a native binary.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="map" title="Sifr for Python Developers" href="/guides/python-developers" cta="Follow the path">
    Transfer Python syntax knowledge without carrying Python runtime assumptions.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="refresh-cw" title="Sifr for Rust Developers" href="/guides/rust-developers" cta="Map the concepts">
    Connect Sifr ownership, typed errors, and generated Rust to Rust concepts.
  </Card>

  <Card icon="plug-zap" title="Interop by library" href="/guides/interop" cta="Follow a library">
    Walk through blake3, reqwest, schwifty, NumPy, and Kafka with concepts first.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>