New Site

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Thu Jun 16, 2005 1:16 pm

Hi All,

I run a small web design forum and just started QBasic programming on monday. I find it to be very fun and plan on adding a QBasic forum to my website. If anybody has any downloads to offer, or would like to help out please send me an email or visit the forums: http://s4.invisionfree.com/WFD

I haven't set up the forum yet, I'm still waiting for some good content. Please help out and if you can, join the forums.

- Zeerus

lurah- · Post by **lurah-** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:21 am

Hey, that logo is darn nice

you made it yourself?

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 7:08 pm

Yeah what the chocolat labrador said up[ here, very kewl logo...and the website looks mighty fine too

. Good job.

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 6:48 am

thank you both.

the banner was made by me, but the skin was made by a friend of mine. I run my own web design firm on the side, so I have to make sure everything looks nice.

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:02 am

Ahh...I see we have a good web designer in our hands now

. This is like Hotel California man, you can checkout any time you want, but you can never leave

. Welcome aboard

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:30 am

thanks for the welcome
hopefully I can learn to incorporate my graphics into the QBasic stuff I make. I've still got a lot to learn.

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:00 am

You're welcome. Have you heard of FreeBasic yet? If not, you should take a look here: http://www.freebasic.net read all about it.

To be brief, FreeBasic is the natural evolution of QB to the DOS 32 bits and Windows World. and then I know you could use your talents to their fullest in a freebasic project or 12....

.

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:51 am

MystikShadows wrote:You're welcome. Have you heard of FreeBasic yet? If not, you should take a look here: http://www.freebasic.net read all about it.

To be brief, FreeBasic is the natural evolution of QB to the DOS 32 bits and Windows World. and then I know you could use your talents to their fullest in a freebasic project or 12.....

yeah, Pete mentioned it in another topic I started, and I've heard everybody else talking about it a lot. currently a programming course I am taking requires that I use QBasic for the schoolwork, but I might end up using FreeBasic in my spare time.

mostly I've been working with generators like Eliza, and sifting through source coding to see what I can learn. as far as original programs, I've only made a simple chat bot using LET, INPUT, and IF commands. It came out pretty good for my first shot, but it definitely isn't worth releasing.

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:12 am

alright, back on topic

does anybody have anything to contribute to my forums?
would anybody here join if I were to start a QBasic / FreeBasic area?

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:33 am

Hard to say, I think we're saturated with QB Forums....Know what might be a good idea? A non programming forum. Let me explain

.

We're all coders here

. Right? imagine, as a coder, you work on a project for a while and start to feel the dreaded syndrom that makes you throw your project in "File 13". You could go someplace to talk about it...

Imagine you're a coder (that's not hard to do lol). And you want to start a project but have no idea what to do and you knew you actually had a place to go to to try to get some idea for a new project

.

Imagine you want to learn a language but don't know which one to learn next and you'd know where to go to find some direction

.

You know where I'm getting with this? A place for coders to go to when Coding is not in their mind at the present moment so to speak

.

EDIT: Of course Dr_D and DrV could both moderate that forum since the both have Dr in their name....the Drs are IN

lol

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:39 am

so basically, a support forum where coders can go to get ideas, etc?
your description confused me a little. Do you mean a place to go when coders get fed up and need a break, or a place to go when coders need ideas or inspiration?

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:40 am

A bit of both...

....but anything else that's not related to coding but could server coders

...

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:43 am

Maybe even a logic puzzle section or something

Deleter · Post by **Deleter** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:09 pm

yeah, sorta like a coffeehouse thing, where you go when code has you going crazy to relax and talk about whatever you want.

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:13 pm

Exactly what Deleter said

......man I wish I could speak english sometimes...LOL

Deleter · Post by **Deleter** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:15 pm

lol, yep maybe you'd be better if we spoke freebasic instead.

*thinks*

IF programmer = frustrated THEN goto relaxing forum

IF programmer = relaxed THEN works better on program

MystikShadows · Post by **MystikShadows** » Mon Jun 20, 2005 1:30 pm

LOL yeah....I think I could deal with that.

lol...

SELECT CASE WhatToDoNext
CASE TakePiss
GOTO Toilet
CASE DrinkCoffee
GOTO Kitchen
END SELECT

Toilet:
CALL TakeCareOfBusiness(noneedforparameters)
RETURN

Kitchen: ' What else a coder do in the kitchen but make coffee? lol
CALL JustDoIt()
RETURN

EDITED: To think all this came from an idea to create a forum...the mind....what a wonderous thing

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:10 am

no offense, but I actually understood everything better when you spoke in Basic, though I do think it would become pretty confusing to any newcomers if everybody were speaking that way.

well, the forums already have a coding and designing support area, along with a general discussion area, and coding discussion area

Deleter · Post by **Deleter** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 8:12 am

seriously, I think you should consider calling one the coffee house forum, because every other basic forum has everything you have there....

.....which is what I thought you were trying to avoid.

Zeerus · Post by **Zeerus** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:55 am

can you send me a PM describing it in a little more detail
IE, tell me what category it should go under, what should be inside of it, the forum description, etcetera