Show HN: I've built a BASIC interpreter with DOS-like features for the web Hi everyone, When the pandemic started, I put QuickBASIC in front of my kids and could see them enjoy toying with writing some simple programs. Since then, I've been working on a side project to build a similar experience using modern technologies, with the goal of having a tool to teach the foundations of programming to (my own) kids. This is what EndBASIC is: is a retro-looking, BASIC interpreter with DOS-like features -- built for the web. The environment is designed to be minimalist in an attempt to reproduce the computing experience of the 1980s where the computers were simpler to understand overall and simpler to program. The interpreter runs on the browser for simplicity, although it can also be installed natively on multiple platforms. Anyhow... I can't say I have reached that original goal of mine yet, but I've been having a lot of fun building this project. As some of you put it before in https://ift.tt/36adWk1, this might be my "forever project". In fact, this has been a good playground to continue practicing Rust and to recently get into deploying a cloud service. I'll leave you with the project's new, shiny homepage page at: https://ift.tt/36cZO98 and my latest blog post at: https://ift.tt/2TCrt0q that explains what's new in the latest release published this weekend. As for what's coming next... graphics support could be a great feature :) but I'm also open to ideas. Thanks for taking a look! July 6, 2021 at 10:56AM
Show HN: Tape It, iOS recording app for musicians Hello HN, Over the last 15 months, two friends and I developed the music recording app we felt we wanted based on our own needs as musicians. It's called Tape It [1] and has just recently hit the Apple App Store [2]. We put a lot of effort into a good UX to help musicians really focus on playing their instrument instead of pretending to be a recording engineer. The app records in stereo on newer iPhones (although that's a premium feature; the free version only records in standard mono audio quality). I would be really grateful for advice from this community on how to best approach marketing. We had a great TechCrunch article covering our launch [3], and we posted it on various music websites. Turns out advertising on Google or Apple Search is a dark art, though. We have some good ideas for developing a good social media presence, but they will take time. Please hit us with feedback, opinions and advice that you think a young ind...
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