#computerphilology — Public Fediverse posts

My proposal for this years SHOT conference in Luxembourg was accepted! I contribute to the "Code Histories" session with a talk about my #BASIC research project.

https://shrtn.escalar.pt/E3XO

#GameStudies #BreakOut #CriticalCodeStudies #ComputerArchaeology #ComputerPhilology

I think the #BASIC RETURN command is the root of all #SpaghettiCode evil! It works like a #COMEFROM (https://shrtn.escalar.pt/OXnO) and hinders you to understand the code on the first sight (without reading it closely and executing it mentally). A friend suggested to change its function to RETURNTO. 😅

#ComputerPhilology #GOTO

Tracing the #GOTO, GOSUB, RETURN, ON GOTO and THEN [Line Number] movements of the #BASIC interpreter through a #game for the #C64 from 1983 (Source: N. N.: "Grips". In: Homecomputer, August 1983, S. 14f.)

... for my talk at the @vcfe in May: https://vcfe.org/D/Vortraege.html

#ComputerPhilology #Commodore64 #SpaghettiCode

... and now: "Distant Source Code Critique" @DHdKonferenz

#BASIC #ComputerPhilology

My recently published (German) text about #BASIC abbreviation methods:

http://www.simulationsraum.de/blog/2023/12/12/foi1to1024ch205-5rn1ne/

#RetroComputing #ComputerPhilology

What nice cover art!

#Paperware #ComputerPhilology