Subj : Re: Is BASIC to be regarded as less than reputable prog lang?
To   : Malvinas
From : tenser
Date : Thu Jul 11 2024 13:52:44

On 09 Jul 2024 at 08:29p, Malvinas pondered and said...
 
 Ma> couldn't find a better suited language for that than BASIC, which comes
 Ma> fully equipped with a fairly robust set of tools and instructions to
 Ma> control what goes on screen. This really speeds up creating "text mode
 Ma> turn-based or action games", and this was the exact case. There's a lot
 Ma> to learn about coding technique and style from *any* language, actually,
 Ma> IMHO.

I agree that one can learn a lot from different languages,
but honestly this sort of use-case feels like exactly the sort
of thing that logo would be better at than BASIC.

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