Wanna hack like in the movies?
Retrocod:r
The way coding was supposed to be
June 27, 2008
Hackety Hack
» Hackety Hack
A few posts ago, I shared my (and maybe yours too?) first programming experiment. The Commodore 64 “Hello, World”.
For today’s kids, getting started is not quite that easy.
Hard core, professional programming sure has become easier. But at the same time the fine art is getting further and further away from beginners.
Hackety Hack is a great attempt in solving this problem. This simple, fun, and easily approachable Ruby based programming platform is transforming the nature of programming for many.
Give it a shot, and then, let your kids start hacking!
June 17, 2008
CoolBasic Makes Making Games Easy
If you are interested in a quick and dirty way for making nice looking games to try out programming, CoolBasic is worth a look. The project hasn’t been updated since 2005, but it works, so if you have some extra time at your hands, check it out.
June 16, 2008
Abdul Has a Great Attitude
Photo source: Brajeshwar (Flickr)
Apple IIc Programming Fun
Yet another cool example of a simple BASIC program. This time not on a Commodore 64.
World Can Code - ONLINE!
» World Can Code - ONLINE!
If downloading a Commodore 64 emulator to try out a simple Hello World was too much for you, you’ll love this option: Try your Basic (and many other languages including Pascal) coding skills online, without any loading at all.
June 14, 2008
Guitar Hero on Commodore 64
As this video nicely demonstrates, the Commodore 64 is not dead - and some people are still living up to the spirit of retrocoding!
June 13, 2008
Poke 53280,0
Poking wasn’t invented by Facebook. Get the shirt!
Programming on the Commodore 64
Oh, how I loved writing programs like this one on my Commodore 64.
I Missed This Time in Computing
Photo source: Marcin Wichary (Flickr)