Another Basic creator passed away

[RhoSigma]

As I just found on another Forum,

Mark Sibly, the creator of the "BlitzBasic" language passed away. (https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-202...66-EN.html)

[grymmjack]

R.I.P.

[SMcNeill]

RIP Mark Sibly.  There's too few of us left and the pool gets smaller every year. 

[Pete]

Well I'm still here, but in all fairness, I had nothing to do with BASIC, but I did co-invent the abacus. Beads me who the other guy was.

I do feel bad the reason for his passing was attributed to numerous health problems. It's a shame we couldn't code a SWAP Silby, Gates for this one in our Matrix. 

In contrast, Dick Van Dyke just celebrated his 99th birthday by evacuating his fire-side home in Malibu this week. Hopefully he will be around for his 101st so he can vote for a Republican governor.

Now you guys know why I don't get invited to speak at funerals much.

Pete

[madscijr]

As I just found on another Forum,

Mark Sibly, the creator of the "BlitzBasic" language passed away. (https://www.amiga-news.de/en/news/AN-202...66-EN.html)

Oh no, was this perhaps related to the Blitz compiler for Commodore 64? 
That allowed my more ambitious games on the C64 to run at a semi-respectable speed, without having to resort to 6502 assembly language (which I also did on occasion, and it was a pain in the arse, especially without a full assembler that supported labels!)

Anyway, RIP Mark Sibly.

[doppler]

Sorry@RhoSigma

Fix the title "Amother" is wrong.  I really think Mark Sibly, sounds like a dude.

And sorry to hear another pioneer of basic and it's flavors has passed away.

ps.  I am sure Mark had "a mother"