Basic Programming
Posted: Fri 13 May 2005, 07:52
My first attempts to do something for the Linux community was in the language XBasic. I tried to develop a program called ALMS. Of course I had to learn to program. I am very glad I choose a very stable and fast language called XBasic. XBasic is a complete environment able to run the same code in Linux and Windows.
I spent about a month developing code on Knoppix swapping into Windows but eventually finished and created the code to run on Windows which I was more familiar with.
Maybe Puppy will allow me to finalise the Linux version. To my amazement, my Windows code required only the change of two lines of commented out code to be reintroduced and was running. See pic.
My program will not be as tight or compact as those writing in C or Tcl (it has to include a large run time) but at least Puppy has given me the confidence to BELIEVE I can finish this program in Linux.
I am a Puppy and I am Happy. Puppy Rocks!
I spent about a month developing code on Knoppix swapping into Windows but eventually finished and created the code to run on Windows which I was more familiar with.
Maybe Puppy will allow me to finalise the Linux version. To my amazement, my Windows code required only the change of two lines of commented out code to be reintroduced and was running. See pic.
My program will not be as tight or compact as those writing in C or Tcl (it has to include a large run time) but at least Puppy has given me the confidence to BELIEVE I can finish this program in Linux.
I am a Puppy and I am Happy. Puppy Rocks!