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IF50 - 1993: Curses and INFORM
- anthk 5y agoInform6 it's one of the best languages to write IF if you hate the "English like" if7 syntax. Also, IF6 works much better in order to translate the IF6 English Library into Spanish. With if7 you pretty much get Spanglish in my case and it's an abortion, very unpleasant to use. Also, Inform Beginners' Guide and DM4 can be readily get by anyone so they can write their first IF story.
- buescher 5y agoInform is a small masterpiece of domain-specific-language design, isn't it?
- atribecalledqst 5y agoThis is a great series, I've been following the new stories every week. Highly recommend. I'll admit I'm a little salty that the LambdaMOO entry did not get any discussion here. In my formative years I played several IF titles, mostly all in Inform. I tend to get stumped easily by the games that are too puzzle-heavy (I think I got about 5 minutes into curses; and this article does not make me want to revisit), but I remember that Photopia really stuck with me. The most recent IF title that I played, and also really enjoyed, was Hadean Lands. That one came out in 2014 I think.