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Mar 14, 2021 17:27:37 GMT -6
Post by kennn on Mar 14, 2021 17:27:37 GMT -6
aurel,and you think that i have ,i even don't know how to write help files for my little interpreter..also english is not my native language ,and I am to stupid to explain how to make games... Ok, I see. You are really humble. Hey! I really need to encourage Johnno56 to write the official manual of Micro(A) for you since Johnno56's English is very excellent!! Sure. johnno56,The real demand for RCBasic tutorials is very low now. (Maybe the real demand will be higher in the future.)
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Mar 14, 2021 18:48:35 GMT -6
Post by johnno56 on Mar 14, 2021 18:48:35 GMT -6
"Maybe the real demand will be higher in the future."
I certainly hope that you are right. But, if truth be told, only curious and dedicated "Basic" programmers are going to search for "Basic" tutorials. I think we maybe aiming at a small percentage of the programming community. As long as people are searching, it is our job, to keep them interested. But nothing lasts forever and "Basic" - including RCBasic - will eventually be placed among all the other archived programming languages... Who knows... Maybe someday one of us will write the "Unity" or "Unreal" type of engine... and the "Great wheel" will role again...
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) was reportedly asked by Jack London (Author of 'Alaska') if he could help him write his autobiography. Mark then said that he was not qualified to write it. He told Jack that the best person to write the biography would be Jack himself.
The best person to write a manual for MicroA would be MicroA's author. Regardless of his command of the English language, he is the one who knows MicroA, from the inside out. If English is not his native tongue then don't write it in English.... It can always be translated. Perhaps a manual will happen once MicroA is completed?
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Mar 15, 2021 4:23:20 GMT -6
Post by aurel on Mar 15, 2021 4:23:20 GMT -6
Well yes that is true, do i know better RCBasic than nOOB - no
do i know better o2than mr.pegge - of course no...etc ..etc..
Last might i am looking into some help files and in a way how to do that...
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Mar 15, 2021 16:56:57 GMT -6
Post by kennn on Mar 15, 2021 16:56:57 GMT -6
I think we maybe aiming at a small percentage of the programming community. After the RCBasic community becomes a large community, the real demand for programming tutorials will be high. For example, Learn to program BASIC with App Game Kit - Tutorial #1 (Number of views: 113,384) www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KRazhSI-SA&t=218sQBasic Tutorial 50 - EZInvaders Video Game - QB64 (Number of views: 30,378) www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVZNHn7Wunk&t=1274s
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Mar 15, 2021 22:16:10 GMT -6
Post by johnno56 on Mar 15, 2021 22:16:10 GMT -6
There is the $64,000 question. How to grow the RC community?
I agree with the tutorials - and may I add example programs. Documentation and examples are critical in helping future members decide whether or not RCBasic is worth investing their time and effort... (a bit of shameless promoting... lol)
I myself have downloaded and converted EZInvaders for several versions of basic. Simple shooter. Easy to follow. Plenty of room for modifications. Good beginners project. Deals with sprites, sound and keyboard commands. Chances are I may have already put it on this site... lol
I have no experience with App Game Kit. The 'Classic' version seems to output to Android, iOS and HTML5 but I suspect it will only run on Windows. The 'trial' is free but they need an email address to send a download link. Not having the download link on the homepage implies that the email address will be used for other purposes as well.
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Mar 16, 2021 3:58:01 GMT -6
Post by kennn on Mar 16, 2021 3:58:01 GMT -6
There is the $64,000 question. How to grow the RC community? The solution may be very complicated. Of course new visitors will check the manual and examples before starting to use a programming language. The two videos are examples to show you that: the larger the user base, the higher the number of views. (Not asked you to make similar video tutorials for RCBasic.)
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Mar 16, 2021 4:24:01 GMT -6
Post by johnno56 on Mar 16, 2021 4:24:01 GMT -6
I understood your point of larger numbers and views...
Because you mentioned EZinvaders, I took the opportunity, to mention my familiarity with it... Just making conversation...
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