30 years later, QBasic is still the best

Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by xingped on Saturday May 26, 2018 @10:37PM (#17165198)

I have never heard of QBasic, but now I want to learn it just to understand your experiences with it and grasp why you think it's how programming should be versus how programming is now. Maybe we can learn a thing or two from the past?

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by mysterydip on Sunday May 27, 2018 @08:04AM (#17166558)

Not parent, but here's a few bits:

check out pete's qb site for programs and code snippets for one point of reference: http://www.petesqbsite.com/downloads/downloads.shtml

In my opinion it's great because of how accessible it is. It's very easy to experiment with unfamiliar commands and rapid prototype. I learned QBasic before Pascal and C++, and was disappointed at the absence of an equivalent to many of the functions that made programming quicker and easier.

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by meuk on Monday May 28, 2018 @11:17AM (#17172861)

That's the site I used the most, together with qbasic.com (which is no longer up) :)

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by vanderZwan on Tuesday May 29, 2018 @06:29PM (#17183360)

Archive.org has a copy:

https://web.archive.org/web/20140928080244/http://www.qbasic...

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by abritinthebay on Sunday May 27, 2018 @02:16AM (#17165722)

It’s a really fun language to play in. I also recommend Modula 2 - it’s more C-like but is equally easy to get something up an running with.

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