Thoreau BASIC
Languages and libraries
basic interpreter
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How HN took it
2 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 13 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Interest in the project and its improvements over time
From 1 comment
This looks like it's realy getting better all the time.
fuzzfactor on HN
Objections
Lacks Linux/macOS versions
From 2 comments
Where's the Linux/macOS version?
SilentM68 on HNalso - is a mac version planned?
meelford on HN
Sound instructions seen as badly designed language bloat
From 2 comments
If that was the future of the language, I'm glad BASIC is dead.
NinjaTrance on HNTo give a bit more of context, here is a small subset of the new instructions: ``` - SOUND PRELOAD - SOUND INFO - SOUNDGROUP - SOUNDNAME$ - SOUNDAVAILABLE - LOADWAV - PLAYWAV -…
NinjaTrance on HN
Requests
Mac or Linux version
From 2 comments
Where's the Linux/macOS version?
SilentM68 on HNalso - is a mac version planned?
meelford on HN
Raspberry Pi or microcontroller support
From 2 comments
too bad it's for win, raspberry pi, arduino, esp32, etc need this sort of stuff. lot's of hardware folks who just want to do hardware and not learn programming. they might…
segmondy on HNA Raspberry Pi/ARM port is the most realistic next step; microcontrollers are a different beast. For ESP32/RP2040 today, MMBasic/PicoMite is worth a look.
Gorsefound on HN
Line numbering option in editor
From 1 comment
I definitely want a code editor with a setting to number the lines by 10s.
analog31 on HN
Questions
Are line numbers required?
From 1 comment
Very cool. Are line numbers required? Are there plans for OS system control like setting system volume or screen brightness?
pcdoodle1 on HN
How does it compare to twinBASIC?
From 1 comment
How does it fare against twinBASIC?
Trung0246 on HN
Alternatives named
PureBasic
From 1 comment
> What would BASIC look like Check PureBasic. https://www.purebasic.com/ Compiles to native, interfaces to C libraries, available on most platforms...
mdp2021 on HN
MMBasic/PicoMite
From 1 comment
A Raspberry Pi/ARM port is the most realistic next step; microcontrollers are a different beast. For ESP32/RP2040 today, MMBasic/PicoMite is worth a look.
Gorsefound on HN
twinBASIC
From 2 comments
How does it fare against twinBASIC?
Trung0246 on HNAh. A VB.NET clone. The real Visual Basic not by Microsoft is TwinBASIC(closed source).
avadodin on HN
BlitzMax
From 1 comment
I still enjoy and use https://blitzmax.org/
Daunk on HN
VB.NET
From 1 comment
Xojo, Mikroe BASIC, VBA, and VB.NET are still around even if they don't make HN headlines.
pjmlp on HN