The speaker revisits QB64 and its appeal for coders with short attention spans. In 2022, Steve McNeil launched QB64 Phoenix Edition, the go-to version for current work, reuniting many original contributors. #QB64 #Coding #PhoenixEdition #SteveMcNeil

Explore QB64's capabilities with Space Shooter 2000 and QuB. Discover how developers push limits and create impressive web and desktop apps using GX Game Engine. Dive into the world of retro game development! #QB64 #retroGaming #gameDev #indieGames #GXGameEngine

QB64's community thrives despite setbacks, finding lost materials and rewriting code. It offers early internet vibes and an easy learning curve. See fast results across Windows, MacOS, and Linux, with backwards compatible innovation. #QB64 #QuickBasic #community #coding #retrocomputing

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Do you miss the "good old days" of DOS and QuickBasic? Perhaps you've only heard of these ancient technologies. They are still around - here and there. One niche community keeping QuickBasic code going is QB64. It can compile to Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this talk Dave will give you a quick introduction to QB64 and why you might want to give it a spin. https://babyprogrammer.com/basic-languages/qb64/ About David Mackey - Augusta, GA Software Engineer / Owner, Eccentric Quality Solutions LLC Socials - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemackey/ - https://davemackey.net/ - https://eccentricquality.com/ - https://sessionize.com/dave-mackey David Mackey is the founder of Eccentric Quality Solutions, a custom software development company. Dave has experience working with a number of industries over 25+ years including healthcare, higher education, non-profits, legal, social networks, and construction. He currently works primarily with Python and TypeScript but also has experience in PHP, C#/VB .NET, and vanilla JavaScript. HTML is his good friend while CSS is something he works with - but isn't happy about it. Presented on August 16, 2025 at the Carolina Code Conference in Greenville, SC https://carolina.codes Sponsored by... Vonage - https://developer.vonage.com/en/home Flywheel - https://www.flywheelgreenvillesc.com/ Blue Ridge Consultants - https://www.blueridge.cx/ Organized by Brightball, Inc - https://www.brightball.com/

The speaker revisits QB64 and its appeal for coders with short attention spans. In 2022, Steve McNeil launched QB64 Phoenix Edition, the go-to version for current work, reuniting many original contributors. #QB64 #Coding #PhoenixEdition #SteveMcNeil

Explore QB64's capabilities with Space Shooter 2000 and QuB. Discover how developers push limits and create impressive web and desktop apps using GX Game Engine. Dive into the world of retro game development! #QB64 #retroGaming #gameDev #indieGames #GXGameEngine

QB64 is a modern extended BASIC programming language that retains QBasic/QuickBASIC 4.5 compatibility and compiles native binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS.

QB64's community thrives despite setbacks, finding lost materials and rewriting code. It offers early internet vibes and an easy learning curve. See fast results across Windows, MacOS, and Linux, with backwards compatible innovation. #QB64 #QuickBasic #community #coding #retrocomputing

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Do you miss the "good old days" of DOS and QuickBasic? Perhaps you've only heard of these ancient technologies. They are still around - here and there. One niche community keeping QuickBasic code going is QB64. It can compile to Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this talk Dave will give you a quick introduction to QB64 and why you might want to give it a spin. https://babyprogrammer.com/basic-languages/qb64/ About David Mackey - Augusta, GA Software Engineer / Owner, Eccentric Quality Solutions LLC Socials - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemackey/ - https://davemackey.net/ - https://eccentricquality.com/ - https://sessionize.com/dave-mackey David Mackey is the founder of Eccentric Quality Solutions, a custom software development company. Dave has experience working with a number of industries over 25+ years including healthcare, higher education, non-profits, legal, social networks, and construction. He currently works primarily with Python and TypeScript but also has experience in PHP, C#/VB .NET, and vanilla JavaScript. HTML is his good friend while CSS is something he works with - but isn't happy about it. Presented on August 16, 2025 at the Carolina Code Conference in Greenville, SC https://carolina.codes Sponsored by... Vonage - https://developer.vonage.com/en/home Flywheel - https://www.flywheelgreenvillesc.com/ Blue Ridge Consultants - https://www.blueridge.cx/ Organized by Brightball, Inc - https://www.brightball.com/

QB64's community thrives despite setbacks, finding lost materials and rewriting code. It offers early internet vibes and an easy learning curve. See fast results across Windows, MacOS, and Linux, with backwards compatible innovation. #QB64 #QuickBasic #community #coding #retrocomputing

Do you miss the "good old days" of DOS and QuickBasic? Perhaps you've only heard of these ancient technologies. They are still around - here and there. One niche community keeping QuickBasic code going is QB64. It can compile to Windows, Linux, and macOS. In this talk Dave will give you a quick introduction to QB64 and why you might want to give it a spin. https://babyprogrammer.com/basic-languages/qb64/ About David Mackey - Augusta, GA Software Engineer / Owner, Eccentric Quality Solutions LLC Socials - https://www.linkedin.com/in/davemackey/ - https://davemackey.net/ - https://eccentricquality.com/ - https://sessionize.com/dave-mackey David Mackey is the founder of Eccentric Quality Solutions, a custom software development company. Dave has experience working with a number of industries over 25+ years including healthcare, higher education, non-profits, legal, social networks, and construction. He currently works primarily with Python and TypeScript but also has experience in PHP, C#/VB .NET, and vanilla JavaScript. HTML is his good friend while CSS is something he works with - but isn't happy about it. Presented on August 16, 2025 at the Carolina Code Conference in Greenville, SC https://carolina.codes Sponsored by... Vonage - https://developer.vonage.com/en/home Flywheel - https://www.flywheelgreenvillesc.com/ Blue Ridge Consultants - https://www.blueridge.cx/ Organized by Brightball, Inc - https://www.brightball.com/

QB64 is a modern extended BASIC programming language that retains QBasic/QuickBASIC 4.5 compatibility and compiles native binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS.