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I really, really wanted to learn BASIC, just for fun. Any idea how I might do it? Which BASIC should I use? What software do I need to run BASIC? Any help is r
by xNeil 6y ago
I really, really wanted to learn BASIC, just for fun. Any idea how I might do it? Which BASIC should I use? What software do I need to run BASIC?
Any help is really, really appreciated.
- _joel 6y agoYou could get an emulator for whichever micro you wanted to try out. BASIC is still alive and well also, https://www.qb64.org/portal/ https://www.qb64.org/portal/
- xNeil 6y agoSeems cool, thank you!
- bikenaga 6y agoIf you want a modern IDE, you could try gambas: http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html http://gambas.sourceforge.net/en/main.html
- xNeil 6y agoSeems nice, thank you!
- buescher 6y agoWhatever comes with FreeDOS should give you some of the flavor of the era without the quirks of emulators.
- xNeil 6y agoJust checked it out, thank you!
- fuball63 6y agoI've always wanted to try out FreeBasic: https://www.freebasic.net/ https://www.freebasic.net/
- xNeil 6y agoThank you!
- Zuider 6y agoB4X is a free Visual Basic-like environment that allows you to develop without cost for Android, Windows, Mac, Raspberry Pi, Arduino. The purchase of a license is required to develop for iPhone. There is a lot of free learning material, including videos. https://www.b4x.com/ https://www.b4x.com/
- slfnflctd 6y agoAs someone who has done a lot of work in MS Access since the 90s, this looks really interesting. I may be able to move forward on some things I abandoned. Thanks for sharing!
- adamredwoods 6y agoBiltzbasic and BlitzMax were the best! Sadly, no longer supported... or is it? https://blitzmax.org/ https://blitzmax.org/ There is a dialect called CerberusX that 's still alive (and I helped make a VSBasic extension for it): https://www.cerberus-x.com/community/index.php https://www.cerberus-x.com/community/index.php