Eniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jan 6, 2023

one of the reasons qbasic was so successful was because it came preinstalled on your OS and it came with everything. input, text, graphics, sound, even "music" through the PLAY command, even a built in help catalogue detailing how it all worked

the only way to get that same experience today is to use a fantasy console

Show threadMihailik 🌼🌼🌼🏃🏿‍♀️🌼🌼🌼Jan 6, 2023

@eniko

JavaScript is kinda that

Show threadEniko (moved ➡ gamedev.place)Jan 6, 2023
@486timetable kiiiiiiiiinda but javascript is gargantuan and hard to use
Show threadMihailik 🌼🌼🌼🏃🏿‍♀️🌼🌼🌼

@eniko

If you're willing to apply QBASIC mindset, JavaScript is sweet and easy.

It's the habit of frameworks and package managers that get people messed up.

Jan 6, 2023 at 5:48pmWeb