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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Catch up on what's been happening in the MiniScript world — including big news about GitHub language support and MiniScript 2.0! dev.to/joestrout/mi...

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MiniScript Weekly(ish) News — September 17, 2026

(Editor's note: sorry for the long delay since the last update... it was a very busy summer! We'll...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The free online version of Introduction to Computer Programming is now available in Japanese! Simply go to introtocomputerprogramming.online, and from the menu button at top left, change the language to 日本語. This translation is thanks to the hard work of MiniScript user MachiaWorks. どもありがとございました！

Screen shot of the "Sprites" (スプライト) page of the book (page 30), with text in Japanese.

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

MiniScript is now an officially recognized language on GitHub! It's been a long time coming, but a repo of MiniScript code is now shown in the "Languages" info as MiniScript rather than something else. An important milestone in MiniScript's history, and you were here to see it!

Screen shot from GitHub of a project showing "Languages: MiniScript 100%".

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

(2/2) ...I've often wished they had just fixed it instead of ditching it. They could have improved the software over time, made it more standard, and given 3rd-party devs more time to put it to good use. And they could have sold an external keyboard with a touch bar, too. Would have been great!

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Fully agree. I actually still use a 2019 MacBook Pro, with both a touch bar and an Esc key. I rarely use the touch bar because (1) the software for it is poor, for all the reasons you point out; and (2) I type on an external keyboard. But...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

MiniScript coder Trey Tomes has released a cool project at github.com/treytomes/mi.... It's a sophisticated editor for synthesized sound effects.

Screen shot of micro-bfxr project running in Mini Micro

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Learn about the Mini Micro desktop GUI, and weigh in with your feature requests for Mini Micro 2.0! dev.to/joestrout/th...

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The Mini Micro Desktop GUI

https://miniscript.org/MiniMicro is a virtual home computer with a primarily command-line interface. ...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

MiniScript news this week includes an SVG renderer for Mini Micro, and a new MiniScript-powered game on Steam! dev.to/joestrout/mi...

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MiniScript Weekly News — June 05, 2026

Development Updates MiniScript 2 kept moving forward this week with a solid round of...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I made a little kaleidoscope program for Mini Micro, just for fun. 😁

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Mini Micro Kaleidoscope

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Try this step-by-step tutorial in which you create a maze game in Mini Micro, helping a mouse 🐭 get to the cheese 🧀 ! dev.to/joestrout/cr...

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Create a Maze Game in Mini Micro

In the classic arcade days, there were a lot of maze games. That's because mazes are fun! They give...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A quick essay on the "Introduce Parameter Object" refactoring, how to use it in MiniScript, and how to do output parameters as well: dev.to/joestrout/pa...

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Parameter Objects in MiniScript

Sometimes a function starts out with a reasonable number of parameters, but as the code grows and...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I've created an AI agent to help me gather and write a weekly summary of news & happenings in the MiniScript world. I hope you find it helpful — but please let me know either way! dev.to/joestrout/mi...

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MiniScript Weekly News — March 24, 2026

Editor's Note: I've developed an AI agent to help me gather and write this weekly newsletter, keeping...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Great news for MiniScript users on Macs: an open-source tool called Syntax Highlight now enables you to preview MiniScript source files (with syntax highlighting!) in Finder! Download it (free!) here: github.com/sbarex/Sourc...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Developer and blogger Kartik Patel helps you write your very first line of computer code in this easy-to-understand tutorial: dev.to/kartik_patel...

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Zero To Game Dev - First Line Of Code

Introduction Welcome to Chapter 6 of the Zero To Game Dev course titled First Line Of...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Check out "In My Bubble", a very original and fun puzzle game made by Florian Castel in Mini Micro! florian-castel.itch.io/in-my-bubble

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In My Bubble by Florian Castel

Nothing can affect you when you are in your bubble. You are isolated from the outside world.

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

MiniScript developer James Rozee came up with a clever way to use Tiled — a popular level editor — to design user interfaces for his Mini Micro game! dev.to/dungeoncrawl...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

A great MiniScript dev who (inaccurately) brands himself "The Slow Coder" quickly recaps nine amazing games he made in 2025, all made in Mini Micro! Check them out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBj9...

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2025 Project recap

YouTube video by The Slow Coder

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

An exciting new puzzle game, "Build It", is now available for Mini Micro! Finish building each level so that the hero can reach the goal. Play through 40 increasingly difficult levels, or use the built-in level editor to create and share your own puzzles! Free at: miniscript.org/MiniMicro/dlc

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Check out "The Slow Library" by MiniScript programmer and game developer David Avila! github.com/David-Avila/... Not slow at all, this library speeds up development by adding some simple but very handy functions, including logging!

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GitHub - David-Avila/The-Slow-Library: Personal library for MiniMicro to optimize development speed of gamejam games

Personal library for MiniMicro to optimize development speed of gamejam games - David-Avila/The-Slow-Library

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I've just published a roadmap for MiniScript, Mini Micro, and related projects for the upcoming year (and beyond). Read all about it here: dev.to/joestrout/mi...

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MiniScript Road Map for 2026

With 2025 coming to a close, it's time to look ahead to 2026! MiniScript is now eight years old. ...

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Joe Strout @joestrout.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

I made a little free game for the holidays: Santa vs. the Snow Goons! joestrout.itch.io/snow-goons Have fun!

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Read about Kartik Patel's experience learning to code with Mini Micro — and why he recommends it so strongly! dev.to/kartik_patel...

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EXPERIENCE: MINI MICRO

My Experience With Mini Micro Introduction This is another installment in my...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

¡Aprende a crear tus propios juegos y programas de computadora con el libro en línea _Introducción a la Programación_! Este libro gratuito es divertido, amigable y está bellamente ilustrado. Échale un vistazo aquí: introtocomputerprogramming.online?lang=ES

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Looks like Rowan's (@vivaladirtleague.bsky.social)'s #simslogic character is enjoying #MiniMicro (miniscript.org/MiniMicro)!

Photo of Rowan (as a Sims character) looking delighted by the turtleDemo in Mini Micro.

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Mini Micro has been updated to 1.2.6! The update brings a new file dialog, and several fixes and new features. These include support for horizontal scrolling in the code editor, a new hasOrInherits method in /sys/lib/mapUtil, and a printJustified method for BMF fonts. miniscript.org/MiniMicro/

Screen shot of Mini Micro playing the demo at /sys/demo/breakout

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Get a sneak peek at MSRLWeb, a new, incredibly simple development environment for making web-based games using MiniScript and Raylib! github.com/JoeStrout/MS...

Screen shot of MSRLWeb demo, showing a purple wumpus perched atop a mountain, next to a yellow sun.

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

The colorful, beginner-friendly book _Introduction to Computer Programming_ is now available online — free and ad-free, just like Mini Micro itself. Share and enjoy!

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Introduction to Computer Programming: Online Edition!

A few years ago, I wrote an introductory book about computer programming called Introduction to...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Learn about a new feature in Mini Micro: customizable UV mapping for sprites! And learn the saga of a scrappy band of rebel programmers fighting the evil emperor on a server far, far away... dev.to/joestrout/uv...

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UV Mapping in Mini Micro

Mini Micro version 1.2.5 came out this week, a fairly minor update that fixed a couple of obscure...

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Mini Micro updated to version 1.2.5 Mini Micro's third update for 2025 brings several bug fixes and one big new feature: you can now directly set the texture coordinates for a Sprite! Find the full release notes and download links at miniscript.org/MiniMicro/ today!

Screen shot of spriteStretch demo, showing stretched sprite with extended texture mapping (UV coordinates).

The fixes include a weird bug that could cause a sprite to appear (at gigantic scale) behind all the other displays, and a frequent warning logged to the console in web builds. The way sounds work on web builds was revamped too, which should fix a problem of sounds (especially background music) sometimes failing to play there. As for the new feature, be sure to check out /sys/demo/spriteStretch, which now demonstrates stretching of the sprite and changing the texture coordinates.

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MiniScript @miniscript.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Write a program to play the Monty Hall game over and over — does the standard strategy really work? dev.to/joestrout/ro...

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Robo-Monty

I'm traveling this week with another family (our neighbors and BFFs), including two pre-teen kids who...

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