QBASIC book by Tony Hawken (and maybe other resources too)

[CharlieJV]

well all this looking good and well ..but how many people
really use this if you go to make programs with it?

Why should anybody give a flying fig about the number of people who use this/that?

The personal joy of programming and enjoying the results should never depend on the number of people who are interested in either that programming or the end result.  The personal joy of/in it, without caring about others' interest/usage, is the best kind of reward.

Programming, in and of itself, and for nobody but for oneself: that can be an awesome thing.

Most likely, though: what one finds really interesting, it will be really interesting to others even if they don't use it.

[TerryRitchie]

well all this looking good and well ..but how many people
really use this if you go to make programs with it?

I purchased the Maximite with a goal in mind. Since its dialect of BASIC is very similar to QB64 and it has built in commands for supporting 20 analog/digital inputs/outputs through the PIC controller, I thought I might be able to replicate those commands as a library in QB64. Since QB64 supports serial ports ( OPEN COM ) and Arduino uses USB ports as COM ports my thinking is I can replicate the Maximite's commands to talk to an Arduino PIC controller in much the same way. I just need to find the time actually sit down and try this. Real-world control with QB64 would be very interesting in my opinion.

I played with this about 10 years ago. One problem I encountered, and I suppose still exists and will need to be resolved, is that many times an Arduino will use non-standard COM ports (5 and higher). I believe QB64 still only recognizes the original 4 COM ports that could be configured on a PC.

[aurel]

. Real-world control with QB64 would be very interesting in my opinion.

 Hi Terry ..that have sense

[mnrvovrfc]

well all this looking good and well ..but how many people
really use this if you go to make programs with it?

I'm discovering in another forum I belong to there is a lot of ignorance about programming. "Do it in Python," is the ready answer. "If there's no Linux version then install Wine and do it that way," especially for games.

For someone like me trying to spread the word about QB64(PE), expect to be met with crickets for many days, if not a somewhat surly answer and a slight brag about being even older than me and using an even older BASIC interpreter than GW-BASIC.

[aurel]

I'm discovering in another forum I belong to there is a lot of ignorance about programming. "Do it in Python

@mn


and now i am pi-off ...  
which forum is that ?
if is not secret?

[mnrvovrfc]

I'm discovering in another forum I belong to there is a lot of ignorance about programming. "Do it in Python

@mn


and now i am pi-off ...  
which forum is that ?
if is not secret?

It is not secret, but the "Mint Police" doesn't allow me to say yet.

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SpoilerDo you go into Off-Topic forum? A hint is one topic I began there which has zero replies. Another hint is in the second quotation of my previous post here.

[moon cresta]

Yikes, it's been a long time since my last post. I haven't forgotten about this place though.

I'm currently more focused on Python programming, but I've also got a book on the go about Amstrad CPC "Locomotive" BASIC. So many types of programming out there! Lol

How are you coming along with that Maximite? I purchased one about a year ago and have yet to find the time to play around with it. What piqued my interest is the claim it can chew through 270,000 lines of code per second, interpreted, not compiled.

The 8-bit guy did on video on the Maximite 2 (that has been sold out for 2 years now, the one I really wanted): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA7REQxohV4





I haven't used it for a little while, however earlier today I set it up with a monitor in a more convenient place so I intend to play around with it again. It's a nice little device, and yeah it does seem quick, but I don't know exactly how quick. 

Yeah the Maximite 2 seems cool. Mine is the Colour Maximite (1), I believe there was a black-and-white version before that if memory serves. 

MMBASIC seems to have a lot in common with QBASIC, but also significant differences. You probably remember that the 8-bit guy made a Tetris game in MMBASIC in a matter of hours, even though he wasn't familiar with MMBASIC beforehand. That said, I think he said that much of that time involved getting used to the differences.