MINIMACY

A new minimalism

100% control requires 4 things

How do you bring complete system control within reach of a single human brain?

1 Ultra-light, stand-alone, open source technology
2 A concise, high-level programming language
3 Perfect readability of calculations — from source code down to what the CPU actually computes
4 All answers in human-readable documentation

Only MINIMACY meets these requirements

The MINIMACY architecture

The combination of a high-level language, an instant compiler, and a virtual processor.

MINIMACY makes it easy to follow the calculation from the high-level to the low-level (aka what the cpu actually computes).

A portable stand-alone technology that can work with or without an operating system

Develop once, deploy anywhere including bare-metal.

MINIMACY VM source code is less than 900kB (C language).

A high-level, and powerful language

//------------ list concatenation

fun listConcat(p, q)=

if p==nil then q else head(p)::listConcat(tail(p), q);;

//------------ apply a function on a list

fun listMap(p, f)=

if p<>nil then (call f(head(p))::listMap(tail(p), f);;

//------------ return the length of a list

fun listLength(p)=

if p==nil then 0 else 1+listLength(tail(p));;

> compiling...

> type inference:

> fun listConcat: fun list a1 list a1 -> list a1

> fun listMap : fun list a1 fun a1 -> a2 -> list a2

> fun listLength: fun list a1 -> Int

> compiled in 0 ms

Lambda-calculus inspired Strong static typing Type inference ML style Concise & safe Vibe coding ready

Human documentation

Discover the it-book, a new way to interact with the community.
The it-book keeps the documentation accurate, useful, and consistent.
React, ask questions, get answers.
Follow the "Get started" link in the top menu.

Keep your software development under control

You perform better when your system is simple and crystal clear
You don't waste time guessing how it works, nor risk regression when your dependencies evolve
You get exactly what you need, nothing more.

MINIMACY clears the room, and smart software development may begin.

Time to apply "Less is more"
to software

Designed to run without an operating system (bare-metal)
The virtual processor runs on Windows, Linux, MacOs, iOs, Android, RaspberryPiOS with the minimum interaction with the operating system.

MINIMACY runs also without an operating system, paving the way for a 100% understanding of your system.
A versatile virtual processor with an embedded compiler
The combo "compiler/virtual processor" guarantees the safety of the execution, and reduces the distance between the high-level language and the hardware.

This technology makes it easy to follow the path from the high-level source code to the bytecode and then to the native functions.

Less than 900 Ko of source code for the Virtual Processor and its compiler.
Program with the MINIMACY high-level language, optimize with C
Start writing your program with the MINIMACY programming language.

If ever it isn't fast enough, identify one or two functions with intensive computation, and extend the virtual processor with small and native instructions written in C.

The MINIMACY language is so simple that AI is able to generate concise and readable code.
All the information you need in one place
MINIMACY really gives you the keys to a complete control over what your system is computing

On this site you find a stable distribution, including the virtual processor, the core libraries and the documentation with the corresponding source code.

The documentation is presented in a new form "The Book", that allows you to react and ask questions that in turn enrich the documentation for the benefit of all. We consider that if you have a question it is because the documentation is not clear enough, so we fix it.

Technical specifications

Now you're gonna perform!

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"Perfection is reached, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to remove."

Antoine de St-Exupéry

contact@minimacy.net

MINIMACY is registered in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office