Page 3 of 3

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Tue May 09, 2023 10:25 pm
by ahenry3068
Also... I took some College courses late in life. After already being pretty experienced
I took an entry level course in C++ just for the credit. I prototyped every single
assignment in Pascal before translating to the appropriate program to turn in. :)

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Fri May 12, 2023 11:06 pm
by ahenry3068
Posted in Demoscene... Going to get it working in Prog8 next. May take a few weeks. I need to learn
the language while I port the program.

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 6:45 am
by TediusTimmy
A Pascal programmer? The problem is that, while Niklaus Wirth may be called by name in Switzerland, he is called by value everywhere else. Is the P-code that the Blitz compiler uses the same UCSD Pascal p-code? Or, maybe that was how the original worked?

I am always amazed every time I come across a project and learn that it's written in Delphi.

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Sat May 13, 2023 3:18 pm
by ahenry3068
I never used UCSD pascal. I used Borland Turbo Pascal and then fpc. Both are true compilers

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 12:37 am
by ahenry3068
Nicklaus Worth created the language.



Borland made it a real option for PC Development.

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Fri May 19, 2023 1:12 am
by kelli217
*Wirth.

There's a famous quote of his, about calling by name or calling by value... Europeans call him 'nee-clowse vert' which is by name but Americans call him 'nickel's worth' which is by value. :lol:

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 12:11 am
by ahenry3068
Borland Pascal even had pointers :)

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Tue Jun 06, 2023 12:13 am
by ahenry3068
COMPLETEST VERSION OF THIS CODE IS POSTED IN Downloads/Demoscene

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2023 1:59 am
by VictorFranco
Taking an entry-level course in C++ sounds like a great way to expand your knowledge, especially if you already have experience in programming.
I totally get where you're coming from with prototyping assignments in Pascal before translating them. Sometimes, it helps to familiarize ourselves with different programming languages and find the best approach for each task.
I had a similar experience when I encountered a few minor bugs while working on a project. It can be frustrating at first, but with some troubleshooting and perseverance, things usually work out just fine. If you're looking for helpful tips or additional resources, you might want to check out the Cheap Windows Keys subreddit. They've got some neat tricks up their sleeve that can make your programming journey even smoother.

Re: WINDOWS MYSTIFY CLONE....ALMOST WORKING

Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 11:36 pm
by ahenry3068
It was a good call at the time.... Ended up that all my college time was in the Toilet
on a strict $ sign basis.... DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS IN MY JUNIOUR YEAR........
I'm not bitter (I was back then 12 years ago)... But I've always
lived by the Immortal words of Doris Day... "Que Sera Sera"