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GFA Basic on the Atari ST was my true entry into programming, and I went through many other languages before I found one that felt as modern and productive.
by llm_nerd 3y ago
GFA Basic on the Atari ST was my true entry into programming, and I went through many other languages before I found one that felt as modern and productive.
- FabHK 3y agoYes. Great language, relatively fast, surprisingly modern (at the time - came out in 1986), lots of fun. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFA_BASIC https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GFA_BASIC
- lproven 3y agoThen you may enjoy this: https://gfabasic32.blogspot.com/ https://gfabasic32.blogspot.com/
- karmakaze 3y agoI used both an Atari 8-bit and ST and wasn't aware of GFA Basic (or Turbo-Basic XL found on Wiki page). They would have been cool to have. On the ST I was using Megamax C compiler on one diskette and programs on another.
- bhauer 3y agoGFA was fantastic. I used it for various telecommunications programs back in the day. The only thing I really wanted as an addition was data structures.
- lproven 3y agoIt is still around, in a maintained 32-bit Windows version. https://gfabasic32.blogspot.com/ https://gfabasic32.blogspot.com/