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Hi all,
I read all the time that new programers should switch to FreeBasic. While i dont want to join in the argument over what or why one is better , id like to point out something. In QBasic there is numerous tutorials and documentation available for newbs to digest and expand there knowledge. So far after MANY google searches i find very limited amounts of FreeBasic documentation and tutorials available. There is only small amounts of info available for the newb to assemble. Id suggest an article threading together all available sources of FreeBasic documentation available at the moment. Also perhaps this could be cross referenced with existing QBasic documentation so the newb could see the differences between the 2 languages.
Why would this be benefieticial? I surpose that free availablety of subject content make the newb's transition easier to manage and direct. To me this is a worthy project. With limited info one has to struggle through asking questions on Forums and this limits a newbs growth as he can quickly find the QBasic answer to his question faster.
What do others think ?
OldDosLover
There are two major reasons why there's a shortage of documentation and tutorial stuffs for FB:I read all the time that new programers should switch to FreeBasic. While i dont want to join in the argument over what or why one is better , id like to point out something. In QBasic there is numerous tutorials and documentation available for newbs to digest and expand there knowledge. So far after MANY google searches i find very limited amounts of FreeBasic documentation and tutorials available. There is only small amounts of info available for the newb to assemble. Id suggest an article threading together all available sources of FreeBasic documentation available at the moment. Also perhaps this could be cross referenced with existing QBasic documentation so the newb could see the differences between the 2 languages.
Why would this be benefieticial? I surpose that free availablety of subject content make the newb's transition easier to manage and direct. To me this is a worthy project. With limited info one has to struggle through asking questions on Forums and this limits a newbs growth as he can quickly find the QBasic answer to his question faster.
What do others think ?
OldDosLover
1. FB is QB in a 32-bit clown suit...in other words, straight-up (no libraries) QB code should work fine in FB with minor (or sometimes no) modifications. So a whole new set of tutorials might not be needed for the core language if most of the existing ones will still work.
2. FB is still very new and no one's taken it to its limits yet with a full-scale production. I think FieldView is the first attempt at a major FB-based game production.
Statistics: Posted by Nodtveidt — Mon Sep 12, 2005 11:31 am
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I'll learned qbasic before we even had internet at home. It wasn't until we got internet at home, I found out about qbasic communities, www.qbasic.com was one of the first I had ever visited.
The moral of this story: you must try yourselfs first, then do the search...
grtz
Seb
yep, me too. I programmed in the "dark" my whole qb career. Maybe once in a while I'd come home with a floppy full of files from the library. That was fun, even though half the stuff didn't work or got corrupted or whatever. That was also before I knew what a forum was, I didn't know the difference between a forum and a chatroom... The moral of this story: you must try yourselfs first, then do the search...
grtz
Seb
Statistics: Posted by Deleter — Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:09 pm
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The moral of this story: you must try yourselfs first, then do the search...
grtz
Seb
Statistics: Posted by SebMcClouth — Fri Sep 09, 2005 2:21 am
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Why would this be benefieticial? I surpose that free availablety of subject content make the newb's transition easier to manage and direct. To me this is a worthy project. With limited info one has to struggle through asking questions on Forums and this limits a newbs growth as he can quickly find the QBasic answer to his question faster.
What do others think ?
OldDosLover
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Statistics: Posted by SebMcClouth — Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:56 pm
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maybe folks are burning out writing so many per issue maybe
4 articles or so per mag is good if they are somewhat medium
to large sized articles...? just a though as i was wondering about
that the other day...
Nah, it's just that it's back to school time for so many QB/FB programmers coupled to the fact that it's too nice out to be stay inside and just code.[/quote]4 articles or so per mag is good if they are somewhat medium
to large sized articles...? just a though as i was wondering about
that the other day...
Statistics: Posted by urger — Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:40 pm
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Pete, you can expect part one when I e-mail you the articles I've finished proofreading.
Edit / lurker since the site reopened, member since late last year, and my first post
Statistics: Posted by urger — Thu Sep 08, 2005 2:36 pm
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...atleast not in my case...I am in the midst of moving (not everything done yet..but almost)...really a question of time for me this month. ...I think QB Express is like FAR from even near any kind of end 
....some months are harder than others...such is life ....when you think of it...FB is so actively developed and people are making so many things with FB...there's no end to where it will go.
...byte your tongue Guest (whoever you are) lol...Statistics: Posted by MystikShadows — Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:34 pm
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REMINDER: Deadline in 9 days!
I have gotten very few submissions so far this month, and I'm beginning to get worried that Issue #14 will be a bit lacking. So far, I've had only FOUR articles submitted and a few letters/news briefs. Normally by this time, I have eight to ten submissions. If you have time to write an article or a tutorial, please do it.
Also, I would especially like to see some game reviews. Last issue, we didn't have any, and I found that to be very disappointing. I'm hoping that #14 won't be a repeat of that. There are a lot of awesome new FB games that haven't gotten reviewed yet. I encourage you to check them out and then tell us what you think!
maybe folks are burning out writing so many per issue maybeI have gotten very few submissions so far this month, and I'm beginning to get worried that Issue #14 will be a bit lacking. So far, I've had only FOUR articles submitted and a few letters/news briefs. Normally by this time, I have eight to ten submissions. If you have time to write an article or a tutorial, please do it.
Also, I would especially like to see some game reviews. Last issue, we didn't have any, and I found that to be very disappointing. I'm hoping that #14 won't be a repeat of that. There are a lot of awesome new FB games that haven't gotten reviewed yet. I encourage you to check them out and then tell us what you think!
4 articles or so per mag is good if they are somewhat medium
to large sized articles...? just a though as i was wondering about
that the other day...
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