[Coco] Programming in BASIC YouTube series

Fri Apr 29 13:48:02 EDT 2016

The name "URBANE" was chosen to NOT imply a MODERN language. It is basely only DECB programs that are preprocessed to be interpreted by unchanged DECB. Bummer still, but more human friendly.

NOTHING about a high level language applies.

There is a project being looked at by Earl Casper to change DECB's language, but that has no timetable.

I was astonished by how much more user friendly "URBANE" is just by removing the line number requirement and the two character limitation for variables.

I went on to add other things to allow better programming practices.

Look first at http://cococoding.com/sfischer/Urbane/Urbane%20Doc%20full%20set/ubn_out.htm  

That is pure DECB which is a run-able version of http://cococoding.com/sfischer/Urbane/Urbane%20Doc%20full%20set/ubn_in.htm 

Look at the discussion on http://www.tandycoco.com/coco-forum/basic-ly-speaking for answers to your question and many more.

SHF

P.S. I hate what you did to my post!!!

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From: "Salvador Garcia" <ssalvadorgarcia at netscape.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, April 29, 2016 10:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] Programming in BASIC YouTube series

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> 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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> 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
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> 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
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