Release announcements, engineering notes, and articles about compiler construction and the Mica language.
For what the compiler guarantees as opposed to what we are writing about, the facts sheet is the reference — every claim on it carries its own status.
The preview of 6.12.5, which carried two features that belong together: the project file the compiler and the editor both read, and the run mode that makes one Mica file as easy to run as a script. Both have since shipped.
6.12.4 ships a language server inside the compiler binary, removes the last contract file from disk, and makes the linker surface exactly the exported surface — alongside a rebuilt VS Code extension and an official Docker image.
How a solo developer built a complete optimizing native compiler — one that proves your heap safe at compile time — over several years of breakthroughs, frustration, and an unusual partnership with AI.