Basic Anywhere Machine (check it out)
What it is, the "short"(?) version:
Imagine Wikipedia (as in the software behind it), all existing in one self-editing and self-saving HTML file. Imagine it hosting a QB64 interpreter, IDE, all of the programming tools and programs, and everything to support all processes and artefacts for project management, source code management, and everything end-to-end in a software development process.
Still early going, but that's where it is heading.
And all you need is a web browser. Offline, online, fine. What you do with it will still work in 15 or 20 years. You won't need to find software or an operating system to run it. Just find a web browser. Everything else you need (every single thing other than a web browser) is in the one HTML file.
It is like a fully self-contained virtual computer that will have everything you need to manage QB64PE code for huge projects. Kind of like a QB64PE software development "bottle garden" (not sealed! you can still put stuff in it and get stuff out of it!)
Some technical clarifications:
Okay, it is not Wikipedia software. It is a "TiddlyWiki" instance. Because TiddlyWiki has the goods (goodies) to create just about anything. Don't let the cutesy name fool you. The thing is a powerhouse.
The embedded BASIC interpreter started off with vanilla wwwBASIC, but BAM's version is significantly enhanced. (An on-going process.) At the moment very focused on GW-BASIC "reasonable" compatibility before moving on to QB64PE "reasonable" compatibility. (I say "reasonable" because I cannot stand javascript, so updating the interpreter to handle the more intricate/complicated statements/functions/features, I just don't want to think of that just yet.)
Aside:
More info:
What it is, the "short"(?) version:
Imagine Wikipedia (as in the software behind it), all existing in one self-editing and self-saving HTML file. Imagine it hosting a QB64 interpreter, IDE, all of the programming tools and programs, and everything to support all processes and artefacts for project management, source code management, and everything end-to-end in a software development process.
Still early going, but that's where it is heading.
And all you need is a web browser. Offline, online, fine. What you do with it will still work in 15 or 20 years. You won't need to find software or an operating system to run it. Just find a web browser. Everything else you need (every single thing other than a web browser) is in the one HTML file.
It is like a fully self-contained virtual computer that will have everything you need to manage QB64PE code for huge projects. Kind of like a QB64PE software development "bottle garden" (not sealed! you can still put stuff in it and get stuff out of it!)
Some technical clarifications:
Okay, it is not Wikipedia software. It is a "TiddlyWiki" instance. Because TiddlyWiki has the goods (goodies) to create just about anything. Don't let the cutesy name fool you. The thing is a powerhouse.
The embedded BASIC interpreter started off with vanilla wwwBASIC, but BAM's version is significantly enhanced. (An on-going process.) At the moment very focused on GW-BASIC "reasonable" compatibility before moving on to QB64PE "reasonable" compatibility. (I say "reasonable" because I cannot stand javascript, so updating the interpreter to handle the more intricate/complicated statements/functions/features, I just don't want to think of that just yet.)
Aside:
- multi-member team software development project? That is a BASIC Anywhere Machine "TiddlyWiki Farm" running on a node.js server; awesome, but not required if you have good workflow processes.
More info:
- Project web site, Programming Reference, Blog, YouTube Playlist
- Tracking Enhancements to wwwBASIC, GW-BASIC Compatibility Tracking
- QB64/QB64PE Compatibility Tracking (very early going, a bit under the radar, loads of testing to do)