http://insight.freebasic.net A fresh perspective on an old community Tue, 14 Nov 2006 02:17:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (note to management, this is just a draft as I collect my thoughts for this article, it shouldn't be published anytime soon) I suppose that I'm getting a well-earned reputation for writing for and about noobs. This begs the question, am I, hartnell, a noob myself? Could I possibly suffer to ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/the-eternal-noob-and-the-noob-ladder/ INTRODUCTION: In today’s computer world, a programmer (new comer or experienced) often finds himself or herself needing a specific tool. Sometimes, finding that tool is rather easy especially if one is willing to sacrifice feature to save himself the trouble of creating his own set of tools. On the ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/doing-it-yourself-a-series-on-self-sufficiency-part-one/ The FreeBASIC community is an interesting one. It came into being like a phoenix, rising from the ashes of the QBASIC community (even though we still call it the Qmunity). QBASIC programmers have brought with them the long experience of decades. After all, if you know QBASIC, you're right at ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/the-noobs-robot-slave-and-how-to-re-activate-it/ It has been brought to my attention recently that it is not completely clear how to submit an article to us. I thought to clarify the procedure. Rather, I thought to actually make a proper procedure. Once you have written an article, tutorial, code snippet or little trick you ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/how-to-write-for-freebasic-insight/ Update: I have added several (hopefully) cool new features. The main page has received an upgrade of its sidebar - with a better mini archive, recent comments and a nifty translation service (via Google Translate). There is now a dedicated submissions form, too. More to come. You've ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/so-what-now/ Without much dispute, FreeBASIC is one of the most powerfull BASIC compilers created to date. With the combination of its standard BASIC features to its advance features, (pointers, C/C++ library support, etc...) FreeBASIC supplies its users with the familiarity of classic BASIC, but ability beyond what BASIC users have experienced. ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/freebasic-inline-assembly-introduction-registers/ Over the Internet, it is sometimes difficult to truly understand what people mean. Misinterpreted meanings sometimes then come off as insults, and you have yourself a flame war. It’s unfortunate, because for the most part, people mean no harm, and it is just a matter of a simple ... http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/fb-c/ Hey, and welcome to FreeBASIC Insight! I'm glad you're here and hope you'll enjoy your time listening to the banterings of myself and the other authors here. Keep posted, we'll be added stuff on a (hopefully) regular basis. Thanks, Avinash 'aetherFox' Vora http://insight.freebasic.net/archives/hello-world/