Bibliography

This page lists published articles that include some nontrivial mention of MiniScript or Mini Micro.

Primary Sources

Primary sources are those written by people directly involved. Currently, that mostly means things written by Joe Strout.

Books

• Strout, J (2020). Learn to Code in 30 Days: with MiniScript and Mini Micro. MiniScript Press. ISBN 978-1-7361676-0-1. (Also available as ebook: ISBN 978-1-7361676-2-5.)

• Strout, J (2021). Introduction to Computer Programming: for kids of all ages. MiniScript Press. ISBN 978-1-7361676-1-8.

Articles & Conference Proceedings

• Strout, J. "MiniScript: A new language for computer programming education." iSTEM-Ed (2021). (preprint PDF)

• Strout, J. "Introducing Mini Micro" Beanz Magazine February 2022, p. 8-9.

• Strout, J. "Experimental Coding" Beanz Magazine April 2022, p. 24-25.

• Strout, J. "An Apple a Day..." Beanz Magazine June 2022, p. 13.

• Strout, J. "Make a Clock Timer" Beanz Magazine August 2022, p. 13.

• Strout, J. "Loopy Secret Messages Beanz Magazine October 2022, p. 12-13.

• Strout, J. "Auto-Code in Stardew Valley" Beanz Magazine December 2022, p. 4-5.

• Strout, J. "A Bot “Outstanding in its Field”" Beanz Magazine February 2023

• Strout, J. "Finding Your Way" Beanz Magazine April 2023

• Strout, J. "Explore Mars like a Rover" Beanz Magazine June 2023

Blog Posts

• Strout, Joe. "Why MiniScript?" Luminary Apps, 06 Sep. 2019, https://luminaryapps.com/blog/miniscript-why/. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.

• Strout, Joe. "VT100 Escape Codes in Command-Line MiniScript" Luminary Apps, 03 Oct. 2021, https://luminaryapps.com/blog/vt100-codes/index.html. Accessed 13 Jul. 2022.

• Strout, Joe. "Debugging with a Validate Method" Luminary Apps, 01 Nov. 2021, https://luminaryapps.com/blog/validate/index.html. Accessed 13 Jul. 2022.

• Strout, Joe. "String Fill and Match" Luminary Apps, 10 Jun. 2022, https://luminaryapps.com/blog/ms-fill-match/index.html. Accessed 13 Jul. 2022.

• Strout, Joe. "Advanced Tricks with Import" Luminary Apps, 16 Jun. 2022, https://luminaryapps.com/blog/advanced-import/index.html. Accessed 13 Jul. 2022.

• Strout, Joe. "Use GPT-3 in Mini Micro" Dev.to, 21 Dec. 2022, https://dev.to/joestrout/use-gpt-3-in-mini-micro-1h63. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Advent of Code 2022 Wrap-Up" Dev.to, 13 Jan. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/advent-of-code-2022-wrap-up-2402. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Image Artsification in Mini Micro" Dev.to, 15 Jan. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/image-artsification-in-mini-micro-3fh0. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Make a `rerun` command for Mini Micro" Dev.to, 21 Jan. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/make-a-rerun-command-for-mini-micro-30h1. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "MiniScript 1.6 Now Available" Dev.to, 6 Feb. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-16-now-available-fc7. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "What's New in Command-Line MiniScript v1.2" Dev.to, 9 Feb. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/whats-new-in-command-line-miniscript-v12-4ce9. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "MiniScript v1.6.1" Dev.to, 1 Jul. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-v161-jka. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Customizing the Mini Micro code editor" Dev.to, 5 Jul. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/customizing-the-mini-micro-code-editor-6ji. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Converting 100 Classic BASIC Games to MiniScript" Dev.to, 25 Aug. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/converting-100-classic-basic-games-to-miniscript-4p3g. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "100 BASIC Computer Games, Ported to MiniScript" Dev.to, 24 Oct. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/100-basic-computer-games-ported-to-miniscript-3oj3. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. ""MiniScript Mentor" GPT" Dev.to, 13 Nov. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-mentor-gpt-9ig. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Join the MiniScript "Advent of Code" contest!" Dev.to, 29 Nov. 2023, https://dev.to/joestrout/join-the-miniscript-advent-of-code-contest-3gm5. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Using textures from /sys/pics/textures" Dev.to, 24 Jan. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/using-textures-from-syspicstextures-478m. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Demo Highlight: Asteroids" Dev.to, 31 Jan. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/demo-highlight-asteroids-250d. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "MiniScript Ports" Dev.to, 7 Feb. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-ports-jp9. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Announcing Command-Line MiniScript 1.3 (with `exec`!)" Dev.to, 19 Feb. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/announcing-command-line-miniscript-13-with-exec-477b. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "MiniScript on a bare-metal Raspberry Pi" Dev.to, 2 Mar. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-on-a-bare-metal-raspberry-pi-59p6. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Off-screen displays in Mini Micro" Dev.to, 6 Mar. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/off-screen-displays-in-mini-micro-41mb. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Announcing Mini Micro 1.2.1" Dev.to, 3 Apr. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/announcing-mini-micro-121-5e3n. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "MiniScript and Micro Jam Join Forces for Mega Fun" Dev.to, 10 Apr. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-and-micro-jam-join-forces-for-mega-fun-2b9c. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Text entry tricks in Mini Micro" Dev.to, 17 Apr. 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/text-entry-tricks-in-mini-micro-1p65. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "The making of Kip and the Caves of Lava" Dev.to, 8 May 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/the-making-of-kip-and-the-caves-of-lava-mk3. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Demo highlight: cardFlip" Dev.to, 19 May 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/demo-highlight-cardflip-26o1. Accessed 19 May 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Version Checking in MiniScript" Dev.to, 20 Jun 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/version-checking-in-miniscript-gob. Accessed 20 Jun 2024

• Strout, Joe. "Make a digital clock in Mini Micro" Dev.to, 03 Jul 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/make-a-digital-clock-in-mini-micro-3mpl. Accessed 03 Jul 2024

• Strout, Joe. "The Making of Solitaire for Mini Micro", Dev.to, 10 Jul 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/the-making-of-solitaire-for-mini-micro-19hf. Accessed 10 Jul 2024
• Strout, Joe. "if locals == globals", Dev.to, 24 Jul 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/if-locals-globals-38bh. Accessed 24 Jul 2024
• Strout, Joe. "Creating a Level Editor for Sub-Optimal", Dev.to, 18 Aug 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/creating-a-level-editor-for-sub-optimal-19hd. Accessed 18 Aug 2024
• Strout, Joe. "Best New Mini Micro Games", Dev.to, 27 Aug 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/best-new-mini-micro-games-55gg. Accessed 27 Aug 2024
• Strout, Joe. "Oldest surviving sprite award: Ghost-tiny", Dev.to, 18 Sep 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/oldest-surviving-sprite-award-ghost-tiny-2dba. Accessed 18 Sep 2024
• Strout, Joe. "Mini Micro has an "attract mode"!", Dev.to, 09 Oct 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/mini-micro-has-an-attract-mode-i7j. Accessed 09 Oct 2024
• Strout, Joe. "Daily MiniScript mini-challenges", Dev.to, 16 Oct 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/daily-miniscript-mini-challenges-3732. Accessed 16 Oct 2024
• Strout, Joe. "How displays work in Mini Micro", Dev.to, 24 Nov 2024, https://dev.to/joestrout/how-displays-work-in-mini-micro-21pp. Accessed 24 Nov 2024
• Strout, Joe. "MiniScript: Why "f = function"?", Dev.to, 26 Jan 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/miniscript-why-f-function-fcp. Accessed 26 Jan 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Why Mini Micro's Screen is 960x640", Dev.to, 5 Feb 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/why-mini-micros-screen-is-960x640-16d5. Accessed 5 Feb 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Optimizing Mini Micro for pixel-art games", Dev.to, 19 Feb 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/optimizing-mini-micro-for-pixel-art-games-3mdf. Accessed 19 Feb 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Mini Micro speaks like a droid!", Dev.to, 28 Feb 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/mini-micro-speaks-like-a-droid-2hdl. Accessed 28 Feb 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Announcing Mini Micro 1.2.4", Dev.to, 8 Mar 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/announcing-mini-micro-124-28l1. Accessed 8 Mar 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Other MiniScript Bloggers to Follow", Dev.to, 14 Mar 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/other-miniscript-bloggers-to-follow-19lf. Accessed 14 Mar 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Hexes and bricks in Mini Micro", Dev.to, 30 Mar 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/hexes-and-bricks-in-mini-micro-e99. Accessed 30 Mar 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Taming local git branches", Dev.to, 7 Apr 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/taming-local-git-branches-4nd9. Accessed 7 Apr 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Don't Abuse Lerp!", Dev.to, 11 Apr 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/dont-abuse-lerp-4k6d. Accessed 11 Apr 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Fathom's Edge: Progress Report #1", Dev.to, 8 May 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/fathoms-edge-progress-report-1-2llb. Accessed 8 May 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Proper setup for a MiniScript GitHub repo", Dev.to, 27 May 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/proper-setup-for-a-miniscript-github-repo-4ian. Accessed 27 May 2025
• Strout, Joe. "Apple ][ Text on Mini Micro!", Dev.to, 02 Aug 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/apple-text-on-mini-micro-337. Accessed 02 Aug, 2025
• Strout, Joe. "UV Mapping in Mini Micro", Dev.to, 05 Aug 2025, https://dev.to/joestrout/uv-mapping-in-mini-micro-2eoa. Accessed 05 Aug, 2025

Tutorials

• "Learn X in Y Minutes: MiniScript": https://learnxinyminutes.com/docs/miniscript/. Access 20 Jun 2024

Secondary Sources

Secondary sources are those written by people not directly involved in the work.

Magazine/Journal Articles

• Slavin, Tom. "Make a Mini Micro Collection Game." Beanz Vol. 11, No. 3, Dec 2023. Also available online at https://kidscodecs.com/mini-micro-space-game/ (accessed 12 Dec 2023).

Blog Posts

• Nozzi, Sebastian. “Neo-Retro Computing.” Dev.to, 20 Nov. 2021, https://dev.to/sebnozzi/about-mini-micro-short-1g0e. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.

• TopaAzul062. "Review of Learn to Code in 30 Days." OnlineBookClub.org, 21 Oct. 2021, https://forums.onlinebookclub.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=205860. Accessed 5 Dec. 2021.

• Khorne. "Where to begin, where to start?" Khornes MiniScript Journey, 2 Mar. 2022, https://khornemsjourney.blogspot.com/2023/07/where-to-begin-where-to-start.html. Accessed 2 Aug. 2023. (Originally located here.)

• Nozzi, Sebastian. "Counting 5-letter words" Dev.to, 25 Oct.2022, https://dev.to/sebnozzi/counting-5-letter-words-2cdo. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Nozzi, Sebastian. "Most common word length" Dev.to, 26 Oct. 2022, https://dev.to/sebnozzi/most-common-word-length-e7e. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Nozzi, Sebastian. "Counting word lengths (map approach)" Dev.to, 26 Oct. 2022, https://dev.to/sebnozzi/counting-word-lengths-map-approach-43p1. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Kratt, Max. "Launch in Mini Micro". Max Kratt's blog, 19 Jan. 2023, https://maxkratt.hashnode.dev/launch-in-mini-micro

• Tomes, Trey. “Fluent Interfaces.” Micro-Hack wiki, 30 Mar. 2023, https://github.com/treytomes/micro-hack/wiki/Fluent-Interfaces

• Quinn. "Unleashing Creativity with Mini Micro: Code Games and More with MiniScript" Dev.to, 4 Aug. 2023, https://dev.to/midsubspace/unleashing-creativity-with-mini-micro-code-games-and-more-with-miniscript-2djm. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Quinn. "Getting Started with Farmtronics" Quinn's Blog, 12 Aug. 2023, https://midsubspace.hashnode.dev/getting-started-with-farmtronics

• Lefebvre, Paul. "Mini Micro and MiniScript: A Great Retro Programming Combination." Goto 10 RetroComputing, 22 Sep. 2023, https://www.goto10retro.com/p/mini-micro-and-miniscript-a-great. Accessed 22 Sep. 2023.

• Hansen, Russell. "MiniScript Roundup #1" Dev.to, 8 Oct. 2023, https://dev.to/synapticbytes/miniscript-roundup-1-a7n. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Hansen, Russell. "Designing the MiniScript to Godot Framework" Dev.to, 9 Oct. 2023, https://dev.to/synapticbytes/designing-the-miniscript-to-godot-framework-3jm1. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Hansen, Russell. "MiniScript in Godot Progress Report #1" Dev.to, 13 Oct. 2023, https://dev.to/synapticbytes/minscript-in-godot-progress-report-1-5bg1. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Nozzi, Sebastian. "Coin Collector Game" Dev.to, 4 May 2024, https://dev.to/sebnozzi/coin-collector-1lh6. Accessed 12 May 2024

• Selfish Dev. "Why Miniscript" Dev.to, 27 Feb. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/why-miniscript-13fi. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Selfish Dev. "How to render a sprite in Mini Micro" Dev.to, 4 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/how-to-render-a-sprite-in-mini-micro-h03. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Selfish Dev. "How to register sprite clicks in mini micro" Dev.to, 8 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/how-to-register-sprite-clicks-in-mini-micro-2j42. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Selfish Dev. "Bounds In Mini Micro" Dev.to, 7 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/bounds-in-mini-micro-3pl1. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Selfish Dev. "WTF Mini Micro!" Dev.to, 13 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/wtf-mini-micro-6j5. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Selfish Dev. "Mini-Micro : Physics , Fixes and WTF" Dev.to, 15 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/mini-micro-physics-fixes-and-wtf-3gc4. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Selfish Dev. "How to load a sprite from web" Dev.to, 28 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/selfish_dev/how-to-load-a-sprite-from-web-1kcp. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• BibleClinger. "Mini Micro and the 6502: Adding retro to the neo-retro" Dev.to, 12 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/bibleclinger/mini-micro-and-the-6502-adding-retro-to-the-neo-retro-3mgh. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• BibleClinger. "Mini Micro and the 6502: Adding Keyboard Input" Dev.to, 16 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/bibleclinger/mini-micro-and-the-6502-adding-keyboard-input-1cjm. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• BibleClinger. "Does MiniScript Need Variadic Functions?" Dev.to, 13 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/bibleclinger/does-miniscript-need-variadic-functions-53a0. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• BibleClinger. "MiniScript's Parent-Class Variable Pitfall" Dev.to, 14 Mar. 2025, https://dev.to/bibleclinger/miniscripts-parent-class-variable-pitfall-4koi. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• BibleClinger. "MiniScript's locals, outer, and globals" Dev.to, 6 Apr. 2025, https://dev.to/bibleclinger/miniscripts-locals-outer-and-globals-1pcn. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

• Kinggd. "How I Made Drag-and-Drop Physics in Mini Micro" https://medium.com/@kinggd2424, 9 Apr. 2025,

Pro Journalism

• Stanton, Rich. "Stardew Valley mod adds farming bots." PC Gamer, 01 Jan. 2022, https://www.pcgamer.com/stardew-valley-mod-adds-farming-bots/