How can you live with yourself knowing you use Qbasic?

I think there was a game called virtual pimp LOL it was so pathetic the graphics looked like an atari game and the gameplay was all but non-existant! Haha I can't beleive you are learning a language (If you can call it that) as pathetic as Qbasic


Maketty
(Matthew FitzGerald)
Knightvision Games



Edited by - maketty on October 6, 2000 7:37:51 PM

I told you guys Qbasic is hilarious it is so cheap and pitiful you can''t help but laugh!!! Anywho in response to the you have to start somewhere, Yes that is true but I would start with C++


Maketty
(Matthew FitzGerald)
Knightvision Games

Nah, QB is cool! Here''s a start if you like Dragon Warrior style RPGs: http://welcome.to/darknessethereal This guy is GOOD!

*Stands in Awe* Peon are you telling me those games where coded in Qbasic???


Maketty
(Matthew FitzGerald)
Knightvision Games

I think I found a free Qbasic compiler! Here Check it out if you want!


Maketty
(Matthew FitzGerald)
Knightvision Games

I agree Peon... QBasic sucks, but DarkDread is awesome.

-Ironblayde
Aeon Software

Sigh. Some people just aren''t open-minded enough to realize that even Q-Basic, as simple, old, and limited as it is, in the hands of a knowledgeable programmer, can do just about anything that any other language can do. Not to say that you can do OOP or anything, only as much as you can in C, in a way, even more so, because of the overloaded string operations, but I have seen complete graphical operating systems, like Linux, or Windows, programmed entirely in QB. Albeit, these were not as fast as their role-models, but they were done in QB, and they were done well. I have seen complete games written in QB, even impressive 3D graphics and texture mapping demos that equal those of other DOS demos made in C or C++. QB was the first language I learned, and it gave me the foundation to master other languages. Learning QB gave me the knowledge necessary to weed out the uneccessary, and to look at what is vital in a programming language. For anyone wanting to learn to program, QB is extremely simple to learn, and I would recommend to anyone that they learn it before moving on to more powerful languages, such as C, C++ or Java. So, to you who mock John1 for what he is doing, I pity you, because you are closed minded, and have little respect for others. John1 is learning his first language, which, I admit, could just as easily have been C or C++, but he made his choice because that''s what works for him. That is all I have to say for now.
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