History

This section summarizes the history of RINEARN and its predecessors, as well as the development and release history of various software products, presented in a chronological table (primarily for the RINEARN representative's personal records).

2001

• Launched a small-scale website hosting browser games created with Java applets.

2006

• Renewed the above website and shifted its focus from games to analysis-related programs, establishing a new site for publishing creations such as graph-drawing libraries.

2007

• Launched a physics tutorial website named "Butsurikan" and integrated the contents of the previous site as a subcategory for data analysis software and computer simulation.
• Developed a lightweight 3D rendering engine "Mikan3D".
• Using the above engine, developed a 3D graphing tool "Butsurikan Graph 3D" that operates on web pages (later became RINEARN Graph 3D).
• Reused the data file loader of Butsurikan Graph 3D to develop a 2D graphing tool "Butsurikan Graph 2D," also operable on web pages (later became RINEARN Graph 2D).

2008

• Released "Butsurikan Graph 2D/3D 2.0," which featured independent windows and could be used not only on the web but also locally after download.

2009

• Migrated the subcategory for data analysis software and computer simulation from Butsurikan to an independent site called "PINSET," which was later renamed to "RINEARN" after acquiring a custom domain.
• Renamed Butsurikan Graph 2D/3D to "RINEARN Graph 2D/3D."
• rganized Mikan3D's functionality into a simplified 3D rendering library "RinearnX" and made it publicly available (later wrapped in VCSSL, currently the core of VCSSL's standard 3D library).
• Released RINEARN Graph 2D/3D 3.0.

2010

• Released RINEARN Graph 2D/3D 4.0.
• Developed a scientific calculator software "RINEARN Processor" and released version 1.0.
• RINEARN Processor 1.0 was featured in the Japanese web media "Vector Software News."
• RINEARN Processor 1.0 was featured in the Japanese magazine "Monthly Mr.PC."
• Released RINEARN Graph 2D/3D 5.0.

2011

• Developed the programming language VCSSL and its scripting engine (VCSSL Engine) as a feature for RINEARN Processor.
• Released RINEARN Processor 2.0, including the integration of the VCSSL engine, a major GUI overhaul, and a performance boost from 1 KFLOPS to 3.2 MFLOPS.
• Released RINEARN Processor 3.0, featuring a major GUI overhaul and a further performance boost from 3.2 MFLOPS to 15 MFLOPS.
• RINEARN Processor 3.0 was featured in the Japanese magazine "Monthly Mr.PC."
• Released VCSSL 1.0 as a standalone runtime environment independent from RINEARN Processor.
• RINEARN Processor 3.0 was featured in the Japanese mook publication "The Free Software Hall of Fame."
• Released VCSSL 2.0, which added support for 2D/3D graphics and GUI control, along with a performance boost to 100 MFLOPS.
• Launched "RINEAR CODE," a website providing sample implementations of various algorithms in VCSSL and accompanying tutorial articles (later became the VCSSL Code Archive).

2012

• Released RINEARN Processor 4.0, including compatibility with VCSSL 2.0 and a redesigned user interface.
• Began development of the semi-standard library "OpenVCSSL Library," written in VCSSL (later integrated into the standard library in VCSSL 3.4).
• Released VCSSL 3.0, featuring support for structures and extended libraries.
• Released RINEARN Processor 4.1, including compatibility with VCSSL 3.0 and minor GUI improvements.

2013

• Released VCSSL 3.1, featuring support for complex number operations and generics.
• Released VCSSL 3.2, including extended libraries.
• Released RINEARN Processor 4.2, featuring compatibility with VCSSL 3.2 and GUI improvements optimized for touchscreens.
• Released RINEARN Graph 2D 5.4 and Graph 3D 5.5, featuring larger GUI menu areas optimized for touchscreens.
• Released VCSSL 3.3, including further library extensions.
• As VCSSL's processing speed approached saturation at around 150 MFLOPS, began prototyping and testing a register-based virtual machine in preparation for a future transition to a VM-based approach (later adopted as the VM layer of Vnano).

2014

• Due to the administrator (now RINEARN representative) being extremely busy, operations were almost entirely suspended.
• RINEARN Graph 3D 5.5 was featured in the Japanese web media "Vector Software News."

2015

• Due to the administrator (now RINEARN representative) being extremely busy, operations were almost entirely suspended.

2016

• Gradually resumed activities in the latter half of the year.

• Released a pre-release version of RINEARN Graph 3D with experimental support for APIs that allow controlling its functions and rendering engine processes from Java programs (officially supported in version 5.6).

2017

• Released VCSSL 3.4, featuring extended libraries, hierarchical reorganization, and minor improvements to the intermediate compiler for faster startup.
• Started a revamp of the official VCSSL website, consolidating the VCSSL category within the RINEARN official site into a single unified website (RINEARN CODE was also renamed to "VCSSL Code Archive" and integrated).
• Began the revamp of the RINEARN official website.

2018

• Completed the revamp of the RINEARN & VCSSL official websites, including the adoption of responsive design, site-wide HTTPS, reorganization of categories, and other design updates. » Announcement Article]
• Started a sole proprietorship, providing contract-based software development, as well as outsourcing/assistance services.
• Published the concept of "Vnano," a lightweight scripting engine focused on embedding into applications, as a subset of VCSSL. » Announcement Article
• Revised the licenses of freeware collectively in a more relaxed direction. » Announcement Article
• Released RINEARN Graph 2D/3D 5.6, featuring a refined UI and official support for Java-based control APIs. » Announcement Article
• Published the source code repository of Vnano on GitHub. » Announcement Article
• Gradually started supporting English for software, documentation, and the official website (accelerated in 2023 with AI involvement).

2019

• Began development of a compact and lightweight version of the RINEARN Processor utilizing Vnano for computation, named "RINPn" (provisionally referred to as "RINEARN Processor nano" at the time), and published its concept. » Announcement Article
• Launched the official website for Vnano and started providing pre-built versions. » Announcement Article
• Released the beta version of Vnano (v0.2.x), entering practical testing stages.
• Launched the official website for RINPn. » Announcement Article
• Released the beta version of RINPn (v0.2.x).

2020

• Experienced various disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Started distributing Vnano programs (with runtime environments) on the "VCSSL Code Archive," which already hosted VCSSL programs. » Announcement Article

2021

• Released the open beta version of Vnano (v0.9.x), making it natively available on the VCSSL runtime environment. » Announcement Article
• Released the open beta version of RINPn (v0.9.x). » Announcement Article
• Began development of "Exevalator," a compact, open-source, and multilingual-compatible expression evaluation library.

2022

• Released Exevalator Ver.1.0. » Announcement Article
• Released Vnano Ver.1.0. » Announcement Article
• Released RINPn Ver.1.0. » Announcement Article

2023

• Launched a major project to expand English documentation and websites using LLM-based AI (e.g., GPT). » Announcement Article
• Began development of the next version (Ver.6 series) of RINEARN Graph 3D and published its concept. » Announcement Article
• Released Vnano Ver.1.1, with significantly improved repetitive execution speed. » Announcement Article

2024

• Enhanced the command functionality of RINEARN Graph 3D, enabling some automatic processing without programmatic control. » Announcement Article
• Achieved full English support for VCSSL error messages. » Announcement Article
• Released Exevalator Ver.2.0, including breaking changes in specification to correct a bug and standardize API behavior. » Announcement Article
• Released Exevalator Ver.2.1, adding support for Visual Basic. » Announcement Article
• Established a new "AI" division, starting to provide assistant AI tools to support software usage. » Announcement Article
• Released Exevalator Ver.2.2, adding support for TypeScript » Announcement Article