EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by jmmv » Sat, Jul 04, 2026, 5:08 PM UTC

EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?
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Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by ChicagoDave » Sat, Jul 04, 2026, 10:11 PM UTC

This is very cool, though I'd want to see typed FUNCTION blocks.

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by jmmv » Sat, Jul 04, 2026, 10:23 PM UTC

ChicagoDave wrote: post #2

This is very cool, though I'd want to see typed FUNCTION blocks.

What do you mean? FUNCTIONs are supported, and their arguments and return values are strongly typed.

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by ChicagoDave » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 1:19 AM UTC

jmmv wrote: post #3

ChicagoDave wrote: post #2

This is very cool, though I'd want to see typed FUNCTION blocks.

What do you mean? FUNCTIONs are supported, and their arguments and return values are strongly typed.

Sorry I missed it. I was expecting an As clause but conflating VB is probably not what is wanted.

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by sph » Sun, Jul 05, 2026, 10:11 AM UTC

The demo does indeed sound like BASIC.

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by pjmlp » Mon, Jul 06, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC

Always nice having an BASIC update.

> For extra trivia, note that the convention in Visual Basic is to use CamelCase.

This actually traces back to other BASIC dialects already in MS-DOS, I can tell this was already the common convention on Turbo BASIC, and QuickBASIC.

There were also tools that would format to the desired way, long before go fmt became a thing.

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by bitwize » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 6:02 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #6

Always nice having an BASIC update. > For extra trivia, note that the convention in Visual Basic is to use CamelCase. This actually traces back to other BASIC dialects already in MS-DOS, I can tell this was already the common convention on Turbo BASIC, and QuickBASIC. There were also tools that would format to the desired way, long before go fmt became a thing.

The IDEs would format the desired way as soon as you cursored off the line in some cases. This had benefits and drawbacks: it would actually parse the line, so if there was a syntax error, you had to dismiss the dialog and fix it before you could move anywhere. Kind of a pain when you're roughing out code.

Out of modern IDEs for more conventional languages, the one that comes the closest to the behavior I want in this regard is Emacs, which is one reason I've stuck with it lo these 30 years.

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by pkphilip » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC

So a few questions: 1. Does this support threading? 2. Can I develop my website using this? 3. Can I develop a Claude competitor using this?

Much thanks!

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by anta40 » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #6

Always nice having an BASIC update. > For extra trivia, note that the convention in Visual Basic is to use CamelCase. This actually traces back to other BASIC dialects already in MS-DOS, I can tell this was already the common convention on Turbo BASIC, and QuickBASIC. There were also tools that would format to the desired way, long before go fmt became a thing.

If you like QuickBASIC, perhaps FreeBASIC is also an interesting choice.

For many years, it practically only supports Windows, Linux, and DOS. Now add macOS into the list: https://deb.fbxl.net/macos/

Re: EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

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Post by VincePlatt » Tue, Jul 07, 2026, 10:32 AM UTC

jmmv wrote: post #3

ChicagoDave wrote: post #2

This is very cool, though I'd want to see typed FUNCTION blocks.

What do you mean? FUNCTIONs are supported, and their arguments and return values are strongly typed.

Very neat implementation! I freaking love how nice Rust makes this!

Any plans to support structures in the language? I know that's not a typical Basic feature, but it would be awesome. Also, be a rebel: add block comments.