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I want to do more coding for my beloved #atari800xl so I created this #fastbasic syntax highlighting plugin for Neovim!

It'll probably work on Vim too but I haven't tested it there.

https://github.com/feoh/fastbasic_neovim_syntax

#atari #basic #programming #neovim

Posted an utterly minimal flashcard-style hex-to-binary conversion trainer to #AtariAge, as my first effort in #FastBasic.

https://forums.atariage.com/topic/349675-fastbasic-help/page/3/#findComment-5720208

#atari8bit #retrocomputing

I'm really enjoying #FastBasic on #atari8bit! It feels much more modern* than other languages on the platform, and the native IDE booting from BW-DOS has just enough utility to make it viable to write code on an Atari 800 or equivalent. (I miss vi's 'join' and a search and replace utility, but the edit/save/run cycle feels very natural.)

FastBasic's author is active on #AtariAge, and has also contributed to the recent 1.5 release of BW-DOS, in conjunction with Jiří Bernášek, the original author of BW-DOS.

It's extraordinary; the #retrocomputing scene is more lively and robust than ever, between new hardware add-ons and new programming languages.

• Well, 1970s structured programming modern; in FastBasic, there's no scoping of variables, nor functions that return values, nor hand-holding error messages. Lots of great utility in the several looping constructs and 16-bit DPOKE and DPEEK, and the recent addition of #FujiNet commands is intriguing, on top of the existing #XIO support.

#structuredProgramming #BWDOS

Oh yum. The Fedora Hat from FastBASIC's demo programs.

Interestingly, some casual quacking failed to find any information about the origin of the Fedora Hat 3D plot; what field of science it emerged from, what it originally represented, when it was first rendered, on what hardware. If anyone knows, please share.

#retrocomputing #fastbasic #fedorahat #fedoraplot #computergraphics #computerhistory #vintagecomputing #atati8bit

First Atari ST program I've written in ~35 years. Let alone with Fast BASIC on cartridge! 😎

#Atari #AtariST #Atari16Bit #ComputerConcepts #FastBASIC #BASIC #VintageComputing #RetroComputers #RetroGaming #WallOfRetro #NerdsOfVintage #HappyNerding #TheVintNerd