#QB64
...*Now* you know my C programmer backstory.
And yes, I absolutely *was* doing unhinged things
as a kid with Dev-C++ and Code::Blocks and QB64 and-
August 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
...*Now* you know my C programmer backstory.
And yes, I absolutely *was* doing unhinged things
as a kid with Dev-C++ and Code::Blocks *and* QB64 and-
August 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Timeline:

First LoC when I was 7; C++, for a child does NOT KNOW!
First HTML fun in grade 3.
QB64, in grade 5.
Scratch, grade 6.
=== Course in Flash CS6, ~2015. ===
Java, grade 7.
p5.js, grade 9.
Processing.

In the 2020s, I "touched":
C,
Qt,
C++,
Debian,
MySQL,
OpenGL,
OpenAL,
Node.js,
Python […]
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July 6, 2026 at 12:24 PM
QB64 (a more "modern" version of BASIC)
May 3, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Intel i5-4690K, Linux Mint, QB64 x64:

real 0m0.280s
user 0m0.255s
sys 0m0.025s
March 30, 2026 at 8:03 AM
yeah I suppose js, it just lacks a frictionless environment.

processing kinda? I taught a few summer camps with it, and the kids made amazing stuff.

I would simply install QB64 on all computers =^^=
March 9, 2026 at 5:42 PM
FYI: QB64's Soap Opera: Internet Drama & QuickBASIC History #shorts: QB64's Soap Opera Edition has a history! From lost materials to domain expirations, QB64 has gone through many changes to get where it is today. It's a long and complicated story for this community. #QB64 #retrocomputing…
QB64's Soap Opera: Internet Drama & QuickBASIC History #shorts
QB64's Soap Opera Edition has a history! From lost materials to domain expirations, QB64 has gone through many changes to get where it is today. It's a long and complicated story for this community. #QB64 #retrocomputing #programming #opensource
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March 5, 2026 at 12:46 AM
FYI: BASIC Programming: The Foundation of Computer Languages #shorts: BASIC, designed for universal use by John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz at Dartmouth, is explored. See what coding in BASIC looked like with QB64; the code remains almost identical. #BASIC #programming #QB64 #Dartmouth #coding
BASIC Programming: The Foundation of Computer Languages #shorts
BASIC, designed for universal use by John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz at Dartmouth, is explored. See what coding in BASIC looked like with QB64; the code remains almost identical. #BASIC #programming #QB64 #Dartmouth #coding
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February 18, 2026 at 2:21 AM
Eniko, have you ever tried QB64?
February 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Mistigram: @grymmjack.bsky.social drew this triumphant #ANSIart screen for a740g's QB64 VGA Font Editor program (that you can find at github.com/a740g/VGA-Fo... ). The logo was included in the MIST0223 artpack collection released three years ago this month.
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 PM
ICYMI: QB64's Soap Opera: Internet Drama & QuickBASIC History #shorts: QB64's Soap Opera Edition has a history! From lost materials to domain expirations, QB64 has gone through many changes to get where it is today. It's a long and complicated story for this community. #QB64 #retrocomputing…
QB64's Soap Opera: Internet Drama & QuickBASIC History #shorts
QB64's Soap Opera Edition has a history! From lost materials to domain expirations, QB64 has gone through many changes to get where it is today. It's a long and complicated story for this community. #QB64 #retrocomputing #programming #opensource
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February 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
New splash screen for my QB64 games on the modern Atari VCS.
(Pic taken with my phone).
Updates for Sky Frizz & Maze Lab Redux coming very soon!
Update adds Dpad support, optimized controller mappings and active controller swapping.
January 25, 2026 at 8:47 PM