Comment on The BASIC programming language turns 60

floofloof@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• wjrii@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  In a world with GORILLA.BAS and NIBBLES.BAS, I simply cannot reject the QBASIC faith with which I was raised.

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• thehatfox@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  There an open source implementation of BBC Basic for modern systems that’s being actively developed - BBC BASIC for SDL 2.0.

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  • therealbabyshell@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It is great with lots of libraries. I am writing a game in it right now.

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• Boddhisatva@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Bring it! I once wrote a basic program off of the random dungeon generator tables in the original Advanced Dungeons and Dragons - Dungeon Masters Guide using Atari BASIC.

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• gregorum@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  GPL BASIC

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  • LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    10 PRINT “Sausage slaps” 20 GOTO 10

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    • NemoWuMing@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      10 PRINT “What is your name?” 20 INPUT $NAME 30 PRINT "Sausage slaps " + $NAME 40 GOTO 30

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    GPL as in the GPL? I thought that was first published in 1989

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    • gregorum@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Oh, I guess I was just using Apple’s Intiger BASIC then!

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• humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  GW BASIC best BASIC

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