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What's Sharp Basic?

Started by Boops May 8, 2004 at 12:53 PM 22 replies 1.5k views
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Boops
Boops
People like DerAnged have it in their signature, and the link doesn't give much more info. Is it something like Dark Basic, what can it do, and will it be free? Personally I could use some modern version of QBasic to do little tests and prototypes very quickly, and QBasic lacks the modern features [edited by - Boops on May 8, 2004 1:55:42 PM]
Eelco
Eelco
the only people who have it in their sigs are the ones developping it (two persons afaik)

ill refrain from judging it till its out, but lets say im not very confident its going to have anything to offer over the already existing basics. but well see.
Oluseyi
Oluseyi
quote:
Original post by Boops
Personally I could use some modern version of QBasic to do little tests and prototypes very quickly, and QBasic lacks the modern features
Python, PyGame, PyOpenGL.
Jason Zelos
Jason Zelos
quote:
Original post by Boops
What''s Sharp Basic?


Somthing for beginners to cut their teeth on. (ouch)

Jay

Promit
Promit
Why not use [ and ]?

That way I wouldn''t have to press the stupid shift key all the time.
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Oluseyi
Oluseyi
Why not make indent level determine scope, and make tabs illegal characters? I mean, it''s supposed to be BASIC...
johnnyBravo
johnnyBravo
quote:
Original post by Promit
Why not use [ and ]?

That way I wouldn''t have to press the stupid shift key all the time.


very true, i think im gettin rsi from that
Promit
Promit
quote:
Original post by Oluseyi
Why not make indent level determine scope, and make tabs illegal characters? I mean, it''s supposed to be BASIC...


Let''s do that. Then we''ll see what happens when some noobie who doesn''t know about the code and source tags posts his source, asking for help.
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zer0wolf
zer0wolf
Is anybody going to specify what exactly Sharp Basic offers? Is it just yet another version of Basic with just a slightly altered syntax?

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Deranged
Deranged
quote:
Original post by zer0wolf
Is anybody going to specify what exactly Sharp Basic offers? Is it just yet another version of Basic with just a slightly altered syntax?

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OpenGL 2d/3d
SDL 2d andkeyboard/mouse
sockets
Cross Platform(works on linux win32 and mac)
3d and 2d sound
GUI
Ability to load functions from DLLs(on windows)
Object Oriented Programming Supported
Pointers
And some other stuff that youll see whn the sites done.


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Boops
Boops
Can it be compared to Dark Basic? Will it have more or less features? Can it compile or only interpret? What will be the price?

I seem to like how it supports OpenGL and SDL What I like less it this discussion about what type of brackets to use, Basic shouldn't use too many types of brackets...

[edited by - Boops on May 9, 2004 8:19:00 AM]
Eelco
Eelco
sounds nice, but since it seems youre team is still struggeling implementing a print command, ill wait for more of those promises to be fulfilled.
Deranged
Deranged
quote:
Original post by Boops
Can it be compared to Dark Basic? Will it have more or less features? Can it compile or only interpret? What will be the price?

I seem to like how it supports OpenGL and SDL What I like less it this discussion about what type of brackets to use, Basic shouldn''t use too many types of brackets...

[edited by - Boops on May 9, 2004 8:19:00 AM]


Darkbasic isnt cross platform. It will have more. It will compile(the interperer is just to test code out.) The price has not yet been set, but it wont be expensive(it will cost less than(DarkBasic or Blitz)

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Original post by Eelco
sounds nice, but since it seems youre team is still struggeling implementing a print command, ill wait for more of those promises to be fulfilled.


umm print has been done forever, we have variables, and strings are almost done. And functions are started on.


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Eelco
Eelco
kay.

my point being: you still seem to have quite some way to go.
Deranged
Deranged
quote:
Original post by Eelco
kay.

my point being: you still seem to have quite some way to go.


well since the actual compiler was just started in early april, yea, but we are moving fast.


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Can you post some screenshots of the IDE or code editor you''re using with some sample code?

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