Tag: retrocomputer

Is it still BASIC without GOTO?

Nov 26, 2024

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by

Adrian Milliner

in Language Design, SoapyBASIC

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…
SoapyBASIC and long-term passion projects

Nov 22, 2024

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by

Adrian Milliner

in Language Design, SoapyBASIC, Swift Lang, Virtual Machines

An old techie’s desire to build the fantasy home computer from the 1980s