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title: "Sam Blackshear on the Origins of Move"
description: "Mysten Labs CTO and inventor of the Move programming language discusses the motivation behind developing it."
author: "Sam Blackshear"
datePublished: 2024-05-10
dateModified: 2026-07-30
category: "Developer Resources"
readTime: "1 min"
canonical: https://www.sui.io/blog/move-origins-sam-blackshear
---

# Sam Blackshear on the Origins of Move

The Move programming language stands as a key component of the Sui ecosystem, powering its unique object data model and supporting efficient code through such mechanisms as programmable transaction blocks. Sam Blackshear, Co-Founder and CTO at Mysten Labs, created Move just five years ago. He designed Move specifically for writing smart contracts with a focus on safety.

Continuing development on Move improves its efficiency and the developer experience. Migrate to [Move 2024](https://github.com/tnowacki/sui/blob/ccbf0c4b86112886abbbea25b7991dd5decd1f0f/docs/content/guides/developer/advanced/move-2024-migration.mdx) today!