Subj : Re: BBS-independent MRC client (door)?
To   : paulie420
From : Alpha
Date : Sun Feb 28 2021 03:42 pm

 > But... I'm interested, in passing, of how your coding your stuff. What
 > language/software/etc? I am not a coder, but I can fart around in
 > MPS/MPL/MPY enough to get in trouble... and its neat that you're
 > creating and seem like you have some similar amount of knowledge,
 > more/less... 
 > 
 > How are you creating your magic, Alpha-wizard???

Ha, yes! I used to be in front-end web dev, so have done a fair share of
javascript over the years, dabbled in python, etc., but then this year I
decided to try learn something new because I wanted to create door-type
stuff. C or more Javascript would have proably been the logical place to
dive in, but after some experimentation, I decided to go all-in on Go. I
took a couple Udemy courses and just started hacking! I wouldn't consider
myself a coder by any stretch, either...

Go is similar to C, but with  n eye toward simplicity and safety. I dig
it. And it's the first compiled language I've learned. Still SO much to
learn, but the cool thing I've found about door-type programs once you
have a good input/output loop, it sort of powers anything you want to do.
Over-simplifying it for sure :)

I think Mystic's embedded Pascal (and Talisman's embedded Lua) are GREAT
ways to do lots of things, make it so much easier to do things in/with
user data.

If anyone is looking to learn GO, this is a good course: 
https://www.udemy.com/course/learn-how-to-code/

Stephen Grinder's course is probably good, too, and more recent -- but
it's pretty expensive.

Can't wait to see more of your stuff, Paulie!

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