idflyfish
Experienced Member
Hello all,
There are a ton of programming environments out there for the various retro computers we all know and love. I thought I would start a thread to see if we can get some discussion going on these various programming environments. So here is the question.
What is your favorite retro computer programming environment and why?
My favorite is TurboForth for the TI-99/4a.
http://www.turboforth.net/
Why?
- Forth is a super cool language that is unlike anything I have ever worked in. (I am a C#, Javascript, SQL developer).
- TurboForth came out of the TI-99/4a retro community. and is actively being improved.
- TurboForth gives you near ASM speed but isn't nearly as tedious to program in.
- TurboForth includes a really well implemented editor but still allows you to write code interactively as well.
There are a ton of programming environments out there for the various retro computers we all know and love. I thought I would start a thread to see if we can get some discussion going on these various programming environments. So here is the question.
What is your favorite retro computer programming environment and why?
My favorite is TurboForth for the TI-99/4a.
http://www.turboforth.net/
Why?
- Forth is a super cool language that is unlike anything I have ever worked in. (I am a C#, Javascript, SQL developer).
- TurboForth came out of the TI-99/4a retro community. and is actively being improved.
- TurboForth gives you near ASM speed but isn't nearly as tedious to program in.
- TurboForth includes a really well implemented editor but still allows you to write code interactively as well.