Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-10, 14:16
@xcomcmdr: Thank you, yes that looks interesting and pretty impressive!
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-10, 09:17
@TheMobRules: So modern software development bores you? And indeed something you do for fun shouldn't become work! ;-) Nice to see someone else mention MS-DOS programming (No disrespect to the people who brought up other platforms, but I'm mostly an MS-DOS programmer myself. I am sorry I wasn't more …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 19:41
@ThinkpadIL: 😁 @Joakim: Do you like feeling like a "wannabe hacker"? @Jo22: 😁
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 16:11
For the purpose of this thread it is perhaps best not to go in depth too much about specific things. Screenshots or short descriptions are probably a better way to explain what a game, utility or group is about than a link to an entire website. It is probably best for everyone (myself included) to …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 14:17
@ThinkpadL: Which calculator model should be selected?
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 12:53
@ThinkpadIL: You may be right about BASIC in that regard. Google Translate gives "car street ship" when translating from Japanese. I can also make out a UFO, spaceship, laser beam and ringed planet. And a few exclamations. Is the game a kind of space shooter? May I kindly remind everyone to keep in …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 11:47
@ThinkpadIL: Which part of my question might have given you trouble? Indeed, sometimes a hobby may get out of hand at the expense of more important things. Googled it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demoscene - Have you seen any games that came close to being decently complex in BASIC? Is "UFO" the …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 06:56
@wbahnassi: have you ever successfully implemented EMS? @midicollector: Would you really like to try an old programming language?
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-08, 03:07
@TuesdayGnome: How can I download a trial game? @thinkpadl: I haven't done it that much myself, but I am aware the practice existed. Is rewriting something a waste of time because you might have a different take on the same idea? Or because it is easier than converting the original? Or even just for …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-07, 20:29
@TuesdayGone: do you have the source online somewhere?
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-07, 20:08
@TuesdayGone: What kind of BASIC is Blitz BASIC? Has anyone here ever written a Tetris Clone, Connec Four, submarine hunting, or pong like game? In one of the many BASIC dialects?
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-07, 19:23
@ThinkpadIL: I am primarily focussing on BASIC programs for MS-DOS. And if you think writing in BASIC is a waste of time, that is your opinion, but then this isn't really a meaningful thread for referring to those games you collect. What games have you collected? And did you say they were in BASIC? …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-07, 11:13
Okay, I am glad to see so many detailed stories but don’t really have much to add myself other than that I am familiar with vb6 and not much with the rest that has been mentioned such as Delphi, Pascal and Visual C++. I see some people here did mention writing stuff in BASIC. Does anyone here have …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-06, 20:38
That's pretty cool, I did similar stuff as a kid, I made all kinds stuff. Most of it didn't really work that well... 🤣
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-06, 20:22
@enign nemo: That's no problem and I didn't really mind you going off-topic, however I am trying to keep this thread on track. :-) Back on topic: So you never got those programs you had to type in yourself to work? That's a real shame. However, to be honest I almost never got them to work myself. …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-06, 19:29
@enign nemo: while it is perfectly fine you are learning a new programming language that is not relevant to this topic... However if you want to talk about old programming languages some more, that is this very thread's topic! :-) And yes, I remember books with code snippets I had to type in myself, …
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-06, 18:07
Oh my, of those I only know batch script. 😀
Re: Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-06, 09:58
Fair enough. 😉
Which old programming languages do you still use/play with today->
Posted on 2023-09-06, 09:21
Does anyone here still use any of the following programming languages: 1. GwBasic 2. Q(uick Basic) 3. Visual Basic for MS-DOS 4. Visual Basic 2.0-4.0 for Windows 3.x 5. Visual Basic 5.0-6.0 6. Other old programming languages for other platforms. ? And yes, I realize the last few are more Windows …
Re: What can I do with a Pentium 2 400 mhz?
Posted on 2023-08-28, 18:39
To anyone claiming speed issues disappeared with later DOS games, this is mostly true imho, but not quite. Sierra SCI1 games, for example, are notoriously buggy when it comes to speed.
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