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Welcome to Minilux

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Minilux is a minimal programming language designed for simplicity. Written in Rust, it provides an easy-to-understand syntax perfect for educational purposes or everyday tasks.

Features​

  • 🚀 Simple Syntax - Easy to learn, PHP-like variable syntax with $
  • 📦 Dynamic Typing - Support for integers, strings, and arrays
  • 🔄 Control Flow - if/elseif/else statements and while loops
  • ⚡ Built-in Functions - printf, array manipulation, sockets, and more
  • 🔌 Shell Integration - Execute system commands directly
  • 🌐 Network Support - Built-in TCP socket operations
  • 🛠️ User-Defined Functions - Create your own functions
  • ⏱️ Sleep Function - Add delays to your scripts

Quick Example​

#!/usr/bin/env minilux
# Simple greeting script
$name = "World"
printf("Hello, ", $name)

# Calculate factorial
$n = 5
$result = 1

while ($n > 0) {
    $result = $result * $n
    dec $n - 1
}

printf("Factorial: ", $result)

Why Minilux?​

Minilux was created as a learning project to understand:

  • Language design and implementation
  • Lexical analysis and parsing
  • Interpreter construction
  • Rust programming

It's perfect for:

  • 📚 Learning about programming language design
  • 🎓 Teaching basic programming concepts
  • ⚙️ Simple automation scripts
  • 🧪 Experimental projects

Next Steps​

Author: Alexia Michelle <alexia@minilux.org>
License: MPL 2.0
Repository: github.com/minilux-org/minilux