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Show HN: Thoreau BASIC – What if BASIC hadn't gone out of fashion?

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  1. segmondy · · focus · HN ↗
    too bad it's for win, raspberry pi, arduino, esp32, etc need this sort of stuff. lot's of hardware folks who just want to do hardware and not learn programming. they might eventually learn python or C, but BASIC would be so much better.
    1. throooooo · · focus · HN ↗
      I'm guessing those type of folks will be well served by LLMs and need not care about specific languages.
    2. Gorsefound · · focus · HN ↗
      A Raspberry Pi/ARM port is the most realistic next step; microcontrollers are a different beast. For ESP32/RP2040 today, MMBasic/PicoMite is worth a look.
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