Wrote a tool in #QBasic (#QB64) to modify INI files and I thought it’d be quick enough even in BASIC but it’s *incredibly* slow, taking seconds to modify a file. I suspect this is because the process of reading a line from the input file and writing it to the output file is causing the disk-cache to ping-pong between files so I’ll have to do it in-memory

@vwbusguy

#QB64 has a GUI builder?!? 🤯

@nlarson830 @NanoRaptor @qb64

@SinclairSpeccy There are so many dialects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_BASIC_dialects And you do have modern ones, like #FreeBASIC and #QB64 that are actively maintained. It’s an incredible world that honestly has grown more in recent years with the rise of #RetroComputing.

The #Galaga #arcade #game re-programmed in #QB64!

https://github.com/rokcoder-qb64/galaga

#BASIC #RetroComputing

@vwbusguy Very cool! ☃️❄️ If your readers don't have #QB64 yet, they can get it here (including the "Phoenix Edition" fork) :

https://git.qb64.dev/QB64

Just completed my #AdventOfCode day 2 in QuickBasic! all on #GitHub :)
https://github.com/DeeHants/adventofcode/
#QB64 #Basic #QBasic

@benjaminhollon @Binder @vazub

I literally parsed through my ~/.config/mimeapps.list trying to find others.
I can't think of any other 100% purely keyboard-navigable GUI apps, henceforth referred to as #TooeyGUIs :blobfoxlaugh:

(Not to be confused with #GooeyTUIs like #Quickbasic / #QB64, #BorlandPascal, and the like. :D

Did you know making music with #QB64 is easy with the PLAY command? #BASIC

https://wiki.qb64.dev/PLAY

You can also track how many notes are left in the queue:

https://wiki.qb64.dev/qb64wiki/index.php/PLAY_(function)

Messing around with QB64 tonight. Fun fact, this was the first program I wrote when I was 12 or 13 years old after my uncle taught me a little about BASIC. This is where it began. A little better at math now. Does anyone know how I can optimize max guesses? #QBasic #QB64 https://t.co/U8dgg21Clw

@qb64 I read through https://archive.org/details/10_PRINT_121114/ and made a #qbasic / #QB64 version of the maze program and the maze walker program in it. I had the #C64 font installed from playing around with #VICE so I could use the c64 graphics characters

@ric96 I just finished the book too. After trying the programs in #vice, I made a #qb64 version. That was fun.

@qb64 Earlier this year, I wrote a #wordle clone in #QB64 called "QORBLE"

https://github.com/vwbusguy/QORBLE

@ric96 Lol, well, #QB64 development itself is federated at the moment. 😅

@szczezuja @dosnostalgic There is a port of it for #QB64 so you can play it on a modern machine. I'll see if I can find it.

In thinking a #BASIC (ie, #QB64, etc) curses example could be fun, but not sure where to begin with loading curses.

https://github.com/vwbusguy/curses-examples

The Phoenix Edition fork of #QB64 has a fresh release. 0.8.1 is now out with a number of bug fixes!

https://github.com/QB64-Phoenix-Edition/QB64pe/releases/tag/v0.8.1

Did you know that #QB64 doesn't require line numbers? QBasic uses labels instead. There's even a sample program in our wiki to convert them to labels when bringing in your older #BASIC code.

https://wiki.qb64.dev/qb64wiki/index.php/Line_number

The #QB64 Phoenix Edition has a new release! The v0.7.0 release includes bugfixes and a Makefile for building.

https://git.qb64.dev/QB64/QB64-PE/releases/tag/v0.7.0

Want to interact with some web APIs with #BASIC ? Check out Spriggsy's collection of #QB64 interfaces!

https://github.com/SpriggsySpriggs/Spriggsys-API-Collection

The Phoenix Edition has graciously preserved and hosted a forum and wiki for #QB64 users through their website, so there's likely something useful for you whether or not you're running the Phoenix Edition of qb64.