Observed arrival · 2026-09-20
Maned, an integer-only language for small ML workloads
Maned is a reverse-Polish, integer-only dataflow language for linear algebra and small machine-learning programs.
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- Language designers and engineers building reproducible ML or hardware workflows
- Worth noticing
- Programs declare quantization bounds, while `maned-run --verify` compares local and remote results exactly.
Field notes
Maned programs declare quantization limits before defining inputs, outputs, and `calc::lambda_flow` graphs in reverse Polish notation. The documented toolchain includes a local runner, HTTP server, linter, MLIR driver, and protocol-envelope generator. Its example performs matrix multiplication, bias addition, and ReLU, while the page says `--verify` compares local and remote results exactly. The implementation and tests are identified as the ground truth when documentation conflicts.
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