[Coco] Programming in BASIC YouTube series

[Salvador Garcia]

So, if I understand correctly, URBANE is a high level language that when "compiled" produces a BASIC program that is runnable in DECB? Salvador

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-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen H. Fischer <SFischer1 at Mindspring.com>
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Fri, Apr 29, 2016 11:56 am
Subject: Re: [Coco] Programming in BASIC YouTube series

Covering URBANE is compatible with "I never left the minor leagues of BASIC and learned any real or serious languages".It is DECB! You need to be a good DECB programmer to step down to the better language "URBANE".In the end it is a DECB program that you run.This is the language definition and Source.http://cococoding.com/sfischer/Urbane/Urbane%20Doc%20full%20set/ubn_in.htmHere is the runable version ready to be interpreted be DECB.http://cococoding.com/sfischer/Urbane/Urbane%20Doc%20full%20set/ubn_out.htmSo you see, it just is a preprocessor for DECB programs that is much more friendly to humans but results in the same DECB program to run.The discussion on Urbane and the rest of the files including a DECB disk ready to use is here.I am looking for where to place these files, CoCo3.com which hosted the project is no longer is good shape to continue.http://www.tandycoco.com/coco-forum/basic-ly-speaking is where the discussion without me is.The start of the project that is stalled is here is why I wrote URBANE.http://www.tandycoco.com/coco-forum/software-projects/20Have fun.Earl Casper has and is doing more work on his versions, what he has planned is very exciting.SHF----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Strowbridge" <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 6:55 AMSubject: Re: [Coco] Programming in BASIC YouTube series> Thanks for the feedback Stephen, this is something I've been wanting to do> for a LONG time and will hopefully fulfill a life-long dream, I never left> the minor leagues of BASIC and learned any real or serious languages.  I> was quite fortunate that once I moved to the PC, Microsoft Quick Basic> compiler allowed me to pick up with zero learning curve and create some> pretty amazing PC software that compiled into a stand-alone EXE file.  This> again kept my creative tank full, but was also so "good enough" that I> didn't need to learn any other languages, and I eventually stopped playing> with BASIC by the end of the 90's, and regret never going to "the next> level" with lower-level languages.> > Seeing how many projects in both hardware and software that are going on,> I'm uber motivated to create a software project to bring to next year's> fest.  The goal of this series was to first re-learn for myself, second to> possibly teach someone who had no previous experience, and lastly, to> create a game (or more).> > I have now also set a challenge for myself to learn 6809 assembly after I> complete this series (Which I will also document via YouTube), and,> hopefully, have a "real" game that I can demo at CoCoFEST! next year,> hopefully even getting it on a cartridge, but baby steps first :)> > > Steve Strowbridge, aka> The Original Gamer Stevie Strow> http://ogsteviestrow.com> ogsteviestrow at gmail.com> > > On Thu, Apr 28, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Stephen H. Fischer <> SFischer1 at mindspring.com> wrote:> >> How about a series of URBANE programming.>>>> Maybe some use may occur.>>>> SHF>>>> ----- Original Message ----->> From: "Steve Strowbridge" <ogsteviestrow at gmail.com>>> To: "CoCo Mailing List" <coco at maltedmedia.com>>> Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:38 PM>> Subject: [Coco] Programming in BASIC YouTube series>>>>>> >I started a series on YouTube where I am going back through the process of>> > re-leaning Color and Extended Color BASIC for the CoCo 1&2 to ultimately>> > re-write a number of my BASIC games I created as a kid that I no longer>> > have.>> >>> > Since I have to somewhat re-educate myself to the language, I thought>> there>> > may be at least 1 or 2 other people in the world who may find this>> > interesting, so I decided to make it a chapter-by-chapter series, with>> the>> > season finale being the creation of a new BASIC game.>> >>> > The link to this series is:>> > https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDfh7JjQaSYA1fP5KwRiOwefFIIF1Alid>> >>> > If you already know BASIC, and lower languages like assembly and C, you>> > aren't going to learn anything new here, but anybody who only dabbled in>> > BASIC or perhaps never dug too deep in may find it to be of interest.>> >>> > I have added two more chapters today so I'm currently up to chapter 5, I>> > hope to crank these out at a quicker pace, so hopefully a few chapters>> per>> > week will be the release schedule.>> >>> > Looking forward to hearing any feedback, and as soon as I'm done with>> this,>> > I'm going to jump into the deep end and start to learn 6809 assembly,>> which>> > I have zero previous experience with and document that as well.>> >>> >>> > Steve Strowbridge, aka-- Coco mailing listCoco at maltedmedia.comhttps://pairlist5.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/coco