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by yrandom 3y ago
I think this is a fun and productive way to learn how to code which I why I built https://xcadia.app/ which has lots of examples of simple retro games that you can edit and learn coding from.
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by yrandom 4y ago
I spent countless hours learning to code using QBasic and building games from type-in code books I founds in libraries. I wanted to re-create this experience so built my own learn-to-code platform, https://akedo.app , inspired by
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by yrandom 4y ago
I agree and it's one of the reasons I built https://akedo.app It's a text based programming platform centred around creating games and can be used from a young age and into adulthood.
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by yrandom 4y ago
Thanks, that's a great idea!
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by yrandom 4y ago
It's actually the Japanese translation of arcade (as in shopping arcade). I wanted something short with available domain names.
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by yrandom 4y ago
> 1. Is the language for this open source? If not, is that planned? It's a language I designed specifically for this platform and is not currently open source. If it proves popular I'm certainly open to it. > 2. Is the langu
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by yrandom 4y ago
Thanks, I spared no expense!
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by yrandom 4y ago
It's a language I designed myself heavily influenced by Python, Lua, and BASIC. I wanted something that was as simple as possible to get started with and could grow with the user.
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Show HN: Akedo – Retro gaming and coding platform(akedo.app)
138 points by yrandom 4y ago|25 comments
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by yrandom 4y ago
An entire generation of programmers, including myself, started their programming career with QBasic because it was included on every computer running MS-DOS and was easy to get started. I have tried to re-create this simplicity with my own