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EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

49 points by jmmv 3mo ago

ChicagoDave 3mo ago
This is very cool, though I'd want to see typed FUNCTION blocks.
- jmmv 3mo ago
  What do you mean? FUNCTIONs are supported, and their arguments and return values are strongly typed.
  - ChicagoDave 3mo ago
    Sorry I missed it. I was expecting an As clause but conflating VB is probably not what is wanted.
  - VincePlatt 3mo ago
    Very neat implementation! I freaking love how nice Rust makes this! Any plans to support structures in the language? I know that's not a typical Basic feature, but it would be awesome. Also, be a rebel: add block comments.
    - jmmv 3mo ago
      Yeah, structs (records) is something I've been wanting to add and that became reasonably easy with the full rewrite of the compiler I did in 0.13. Probably in the next update!
sph 3mo ago
The demo does indeed sound like BASIC.
pjmlp 3mo ago
Always nice having an BASIC update. > For extra trivia, note that the convention in Visual Basic is to use CamelCase. This actually traces back to other BASIC dialects already in MS-DOS, I can tell this was already the common convention on Turbo BASIC, and QuickBASIC. There were also tools that would format to the desired way, long before go fmt became a thing.
- bitwize 3mo ago
  The IDEs would format the desired way as soon as you cursored off the line in some cases. This had benefits and drawbacks: it would actually parse the line, so if there was a syntax error, you had to dismiss the dialog and fix it before you could move anywhere. Kind of a pain when you're roughing out code. Out of modern IDEs for more conventional languages, the one that comes the closest to the behavior I want in this regard is Emacs, which is one reason I've stuck with it lo these 30 years.
- anta40 3mo ago
  If you like QuickBASIC, perhaps FreeBASIC is also an interesting choice. For many years, it practically only supports Windows, Linux, and DOS. Now add macOS into the list: https://deb.fbxl.net/macos/ https://deb.fbxl.net/macos/
pkphilip 3mo ago
So a few questions: 1. Does this support threading? 2. Can I develop my website using this? 3. Can I develop a Claude competitor using this? Much thanks!
Daunk 3mo ago
https://blitzmax.org https://blitzmax.org is always going to be my preferred BASIC.

49 points by jmmv 3mo ago

ChicagoDave 3mo ago

This is very cool, though I'd want to see typed FUNCTION blocks.

jmmv 3mo ago
What do you mean? FUNCTIONs are supported, and their arguments and return values are strongly typed.
- ChicagoDave 3mo ago
  Sorry I missed it. I was expecting an As clause but conflating VB is probably not what is wanted.
- VincePlatt 3mo ago
  Very neat implementation! I freaking love how nice Rust makes this! Any plans to support structures in the language? I know that's not a typical Basic feature, but it would be awesome. Also, be a rebel: add block comments.
  - jmmv 3mo ago
    Yeah, structs (records) is something I've been wanting to add and that became reasonably easy with the full rewrite of the compiler I did in 0.13. Probably in the next update!

sph 3mo ago

The demo does indeed sound like BASIC.

pjmlp 3mo ago

Always nice having an BASIC update. > For extra trivia, note that the convention in Visual Basic is to use CamelCase. This actually traces back to other BASIC dialects already in MS-DOS, I can tell this was already the common convention on Turbo BASIC, and QuickBASIC. There were also tools that would format to the desired way, long before go fmt became a thing.

bitwize 3mo ago
The IDEs would format the desired way as soon as you cursored off the line in some cases. This had benefits and drawbacks: it would actually parse the line, so if there was a syntax error, you had to dismiss the dialog and fix it before you could move anywhere. Kind of a pain when you're roughing out code. Out of modern IDEs for more conventional languages, the one that comes the closest to the behavior I want in this regard is Emacs, which is one reason I've stuck with it lo these 30 years.
anta40 3mo ago
If you like QuickBASIC, perhaps FreeBASIC is also an interesting choice. For many years, it practically only supports Windows, Linux, and DOS. Now add macOS into the list: https://deb.fbxl.net/macos/ https://deb.fbxl.net/macos/

pkphilip 3mo ago

So a few questions: 1. Does this support threading? 2. Can I develop my website using this? 3. Can I develop a Claude competitor using this? Much thanks!

Daunk 3mo ago

https://blitzmax.org https://blitzmax.org is always going to be my preferred BASIC.