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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Secondary Sources

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

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.)

• 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

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/