Development isn’t over until it’s packaged
Most software development I've done has been utilities for highly specific workflows. I've written code to ensure that metadata for a company's custom file format...
Old-school programming with BW BASIC
Install Bywater BASIC on your FreeDOS system and start experimenting with BASIC programming.
Read and write data in C
If you’re new to C programming, here are a few tips to improve reading and writing files.
How to parse text strings in C
Use strtok to parse a string using ‘tokens’ in your next C program.
Print ‘Hello world’ in color with conio
Learn how to write your first C program on FreeDOS with this example.
Write directly to the screen with DOS conio
Write text anywhere on the screen using conio.
My start with BASIC programming
Here’s how I wrote my first BASIC programs on the Apple II.
Read long lines with getline
Getline offers a more flexible way to read user data into your program without breaking the system.
Reading the command line with getopt
You can make your program much more flexible if it can respond to the user every time the program runs.
Exploring GNU Algol 68: Formatting numbers as strings for output
As I mentioned in my introductory article to this mini-series, GNU Algol 68 is in development, and as of the date of writing this article,...
Building a random text generator
Generate your own random placeholder text by writing a few lines in Bash.
Making FORTRAN 77 easier to read
If you’re getting started with FORTRAN, add this pretty printer to your programming toolkit.
A Small Algol 68 Project, Part 3
In memory of J. Kevin Douglas, a good friend and fellow fan of Algol 68 In the previous article in this series, we diverged from...
3 ways to write bugs with FORTRAN 77
Explore old-style FORTRAN programming with Arithmetic IF, Computed GOTO, and Assigned GOTO.
A Small Algol 68 Project, Part 2
In memory of J. Kevin Douglas, a good friend and fellow fan of Algol 68 In the last article in this series, we described a...