FYI Gambas working A-1 on Chromebook
Posted: Thursday 30th May 2019 5:14pm
Probably not of interest to most folk, but just in case I'm not the only oddball out there ...
I have Gambas3 (3.9.1-3, debian stretch package) installed and running on my Linux(Beta)-enabled Chromebook.
Although very early going (I've only just familiarized myself with the IDE, and I've only got "Hello World" mastered), I'm thinking Gambas has everything going for it and all I need to get into hobby-programming on my Chromebook.
If any of you are interested in getting updates, or have any questions, on this wee adventurous setup/journey, let me know.
Aside: about me
I'm 25 years into a Windows software development career working with, exclusively, Gupta Team Developer (previously: Gupta SQLWindows.)
Although developing for Windows has been my bread and butter all of these years, I stopped using Windows at home when support for Windows 98 ended. I then started exclusively using at home Linux (specifically, and with a shout of appreciation: Puppy Linux.)
About 4 years ago, in search of a new computer for home, I discovered Chromebooks and discovered that this kind of no-fuss-no-muss computing was my right cup o' tea. Well, until last fall, when I started getting an itch for at-home-hobby-programming: me and javascript do not get along, so web apps for Chromebooks was not turning my crank one bit.
I got myself a new Chromebook last January with the "Linux (Beta)" capability, and I now feel like I have the best of all worlds on one device: the no-fuss-no-muss of Chrome OS, with all of the power of Linux available to me anytime I need it. Pretty cool if one does not mind selling one's soul to Google. (I made peace with that a long time ago, just because I enjoy that "ecosystem".)
Anyway, all of that may seem way off-track for this post, but I'm thinking it all may somehow explain why I'm really liking Gambas. (Well, I started out with Basic on a Commodore Vic-20 when I was a kid, and played around a lot with Visual Basic in my university years, so the Basic programming language does tug at my heart-strings something fierce.)
Cheers and best regards !
(I'm looking forward to dive into the posts in this forum as I play around with Gambas.)
I have Gambas3 (3.9.1-3, debian stretch package) installed and running on my Linux(Beta)-enabled Chromebook.
Although very early going (I've only just familiarized myself with the IDE, and I've only got "Hello World" mastered), I'm thinking Gambas has everything going for it and all I need to get into hobby-programming on my Chromebook.
If any of you are interested in getting updates, or have any questions, on this wee adventurous setup/journey, let me know.
Aside: about me
I'm 25 years into a Windows software development career working with, exclusively, Gupta Team Developer (previously: Gupta SQLWindows.)
Although developing for Windows has been my bread and butter all of these years, I stopped using Windows at home when support for Windows 98 ended. I then started exclusively using at home Linux (specifically, and with a shout of appreciation: Puppy Linux.)
About 4 years ago, in search of a new computer for home, I discovered Chromebooks and discovered that this kind of no-fuss-no-muss computing was my right cup o' tea. Well, until last fall, when I started getting an itch for at-home-hobby-programming: me and javascript do not get along, so web apps for Chromebooks was not turning my crank one bit.
I got myself a new Chromebook last January with the "Linux (Beta)" capability, and I now feel like I have the best of all worlds on one device: the no-fuss-no-muss of Chrome OS, with all of the power of Linux available to me anytime I need it. Pretty cool if one does not mind selling one's soul to Google. (I made peace with that a long time ago, just because I enjoy that "ecosystem".)
Anyway, all of that may seem way off-track for this post, but I'm thinking it all may somehow explain why I'm really liking Gambas. (Well, I started out with Basic on a Commodore Vic-20 when I was a kid, and played around a lot with Visual Basic in my university years, so the Basic programming language does tug at my heart-strings something fierce.)
Cheers and best regards !
(I'm looking forward to dive into the posts in this forum as I play around with Gambas.)