Author: Adrian Milliner
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Stretching the definition of BASIC even further
In the last post I pondered if it’s still BASIC without GOTO. I think it is, but then how far can you go with a language before it loses its identity? Or worse, before it starts to look like Visual Basic? 😱 I’ve abandoned variable (and function) suffixes having semantic meaning. It’s just name and…
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Is it still BASIC without GOTO?
Since I started, I wobbled a number of times between a semantically messy 1980s style interpreted BASIC with line numbers and liberal use of GOTO/GOSUB and a slightly more modern version, block structuring, strict semantics, strong typing, but extensive type inference. To me, BASIC will forever be: So, line numbers, no extraneous space and GOTO…
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SoapyBASIC and long-term passion projects
An old techie’s desire to build the fantasy home computer from the 1980s
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Bluesky
I recently joined Bluesky with a personal account, but wanted an account for soapyfrog, so here it is: https://bsky.app/profile/soapyfrog.bsky.social I plan to keep that account on topic for software development and retro computing. My personal Blusesky account is https://bsky.app/profile/adrmil.bsky.social for anything non techy.
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Social Media
I write and comment on software development subjects on Medium as @oldtechie I indulge in retro computing, retro games, wildlife photography and any thing non-political on BlueSky as @adrmil.bsky.social