ROADMAP.mec

Mech Project Roadmap
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1. Project Status
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(a) Stage 1 - Alpha v0.0.1 - v0.0.6

Conception: started 2014
Implementation: started 2018

(b) Stage 2 - Beta v0.1.0 - v0.4+ (???)

Started: December 2022
Currently: v0.2.25 (2024)

- v0.2 (data specification)    (Wrapping Up)
- v0.3 (program specification) (Starting in 2025)
- v0.4 (system specification)

(c) Stage 3 - Stable v1.0.0

Target release date: ???

2. Feature Status
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o - concept
p - proof of concept implementation
a - alpha implementation
b - beta implementation
c - feature complete

a) Data Specification
  - variety of numerical datatypes
  - imaginary and scientific numbers
  - flexible matrix type with fixed and dynamic sizes for homogeneous data
  - typed tables for heterogeneous data
  - sets
  - maps
  - enums
  - bools
  - strings
  - atoms
  - variable slicing
  - operator broadcasting
  - builtin linear algebra tools
  - logical indexing
  - matrix builder notation
  - variable type and size checking
  - variable type inference
  - standard library functions

b) Program Specification
  - physical units with dimension checking
  - state machines
  - user functions
  - automatic differentiation
  - introspection
  - tests
  - profiler
  - file/parameter server
  - repl
  - gui
  - executables
  - time travel debugging
  - literate programming
  - live coding
  - multiple dynamic dispatch
  - language server
  
c) System specification
  - capability permissions
  - gpgpu
  - distributed programs
  - concurrent programming

3. Nearterm Goals
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Version 0.3.0 (2025) ----------------------------------------------------------

  - [ ] Dec64
  - [ ] Currency
  - [ ] Autograd syntax
  - [ ] History syntax
  - [ ] Imaginary Numbers
- [ ] Database redo
  - [ ] ACID
  - [ ] Persistence
  - [ ] Time travel debugging
  - [ ] Capabilities
- [ ] Distributed runtime redo
  - [ ] Core syntax
  - [ ] CAP
  - [ ] QOS
  - [ ] Inbox
  - [ ] Capabilities
- [ ] Machines revamp
  - [ ] Packaging
  - [ ] Reuse
  - [ ] Composition
  - [ ] Explicit importing
  - [ ] Remapping
  - [ ] Specifying versions  
- [ ] Editor
  - [ ] Start and stop cores
  - [ ] Save and load programs
  - [ ] Workspace explorer
  - [ ] API endpoint server
  - [ ] Syntax highlighting
  - [ ] Embed programs
  - [ ] Display errors
- [ ] Machines
  - [ ] json
  - [ ] sockets
  - [ ] serial
  - [ ] bluetooth
  - [ ] audio
  - [ ] maps
  - [ ] plot
  - [ ] gpgpu
- State machines
  - [ ] Specification
  - [ ] Definition
- [ ] Split 
- [ ] Flatten 
- [ ] Solve linear system
- [ ] FSM Pipe
- [ ] Tutorials
- [ ] How-Tos
- [ ] Mech for X

Version 0.2.0 (Fall 2024)  ----------------------------------------------------

Current work is focused on reimplementing the core of the Mech language to 
reorient programs around state machines. Version 0.2 will be focused on data
specification - entering data into the system, slicing, remixing, and 
reshaping it for use in program logic.

- [x] Monorepo
- New Literals
  - [x] Enums
  - [x] Atoms
  - [x] Specifying units
  - [x] Scientific notation
- Table redo
  - [x] Different kinds: Table, Matrix, Record, Set, Tuple
  - [x] Simplify indexing
  - [x] HashTable/HashSet support
- Stdlib Redo
  - [x] Math
  - [x] Compare
  - [x] Logic
  - [x] Range
  - [x] Access
  - [x] Convert
- Parser Redo
  - [x] Mechdown
  - [x] Statements
  - [x] Expressions
  - [x] Structures
  - [x] Formatter
- Mechdown Redo
  - [x] Headers
  - [x] Paragraphs
  - [x] Code Block
  - [x] Ordered List
- Function Redo
  - [x] FXN Call
  - [x] FXN Defintiion
- Expression
  - [x] Var  
  - [x] Range
  - [x] Slice
  - [x] Forumula
  - [x] Struct
  - [x] Literal
  - [x] Function call
- Statement
  - [x] VarDefine
  - [x] VarAssign
  - [x] Kind Define
  - [x] Enum Define
- Matrix
  - [x] Multiply
  - [x] Transpose
- Docs
  - [ ] Language Spec
  - [x] Learn Mech in 15 Minutes
- Website
  - [ ] Homepage
  - [ ] Blog
  - [ ] Docs
  - [ ] Try


3. Project History
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Version 0.1.1 (Spring 2023) ---------------------------------------------------

- Core
  - [x] Automatic differentiation
  - [x] Capability system
  - [x] New parser
- Language Server
  - [x] Syntax Highlighter
  - [x] Autocomplete
  - [x] Goto Definition
  - [x] Goto Docs
  - [x] Hover inspector
  - [x] Workspace support
  - [x] Database watcher
- Editor
  - [x] Compile programs
  - [x] Database Explorer
- Docs
  - Mech platform references
    - [x] User Guide
    - [x] Ecosystem
    - [x] Architecture
- Machines
  - [x] More gui
  - [x] ai

Version 0.1.0 (December 2022) -------------------------------------------------

- [x] User defined functions
- [x] Errors
- [x] Distribution
- [x] Paralell operators
- [x] Async blocks
- [x] Units
- [x] Type checking
- [x] Multiple dispatch
- [x] JIT Block Compiler
- [x] Native executables
- [x] REPL
- Machines
  - [x] Matrix
  - [x] GUI

Version 0.0.6 Alpha (unreleased) ----------------------------------------------

- [x] Testing
- Machines 
  - HTML
    - [x] Mouse
    - [x] Keyboard
    - [x] Canvas Drawing
  - [x] File I/O
  - [x] Standard Streams
  - [x] Strings
  - [x] Number Literals
  - [x] HTTP
  - [x] Math
  - [x] Stats
  - [x] Random
  - [x] Time
  - [x] Set
  - System
    - [x] Input Arguments
    - [x] Exit
  - [x] Mech Compiler
  - [x] Table