Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-11-19 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
Does FPC have an equivalent site to http://www.getlazarus.org/? It's very well presented. g. ___ fpc-pascal maillist - fpc-pascal@lists.freepascal.org https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal

Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-11-15 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On 11/15/2024 7:36 AM, Hairy Pixels via fpc-pascal wrote: On Nov 15, 2024 at 9:23:41 PM, Steve Litt via fpc-pascal wrote: First of all, Joanna on #fpc (and other fpc related IRC channels) has blown off over 100 potential fpc users, including myself. I'm learning Ada now, and liking it a lot.

Re: [fpc-pascal] docs

2024-10-21 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On 10/21/2024 1:35 AM, Christo Crause via fpc-pascal wrote: The official FPC documentation can be accessed from here: https://www.freepascal.org/docs.html These are obviously reference documentation, not getting started or how-to tutorials. The documentation is hosted here: https://gitlab.com/

Re: [fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

2024-10-16 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
I have always found that the self-contained nature of Pascal/Delphi executables is a big advantage over other language systems. Just copy the file and run it, even on a system that has never seen a Pascal/Delphi executable before. If we could do that with the IDE/compiler it would be magic!

Re: [fpc-pascal] IRC channel for FreePascal support ?

2023-04-13 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal wrote: Hi, On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, geneb via fpc-pascal wrote: On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, Steve Litt via fpc-pascal wrote: I bet this Joanna character is an active member of her Homeowners Association. If we can reach the server admin, force a

Re: [fpc-pascal] IRC channel for FreePascal support ?

2023-04-13 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, Jacob Kroon via fpc-pascal wrote: Hi, Is there an offical IRC channel for asking questions about the FreePascal compiler ? I tried asking questions in #fpc on Libera Chat, but when I refused to upload the Pascal source code I was working with to a public place (since it

Re: [fpc-pascal] IRC channel for FreePascal support ?

2023-04-13 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 13 Apr 2023, Steve Litt via fpc-pascal wrote: I bet this Joanna character is an active member of her Homeowners Association. If we can reach the server admin, force a nick change to "Joanna " *rofl* g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind.

Re: [fpc-pascal] A rather good blog post on Object Pascal that I thought you folks might enjoy

2023-01-19 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 19 Jan 2023, Liam Proven via fpc-pascal wrote: On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 15:01, geneb via fpc-pascal wrote: Liam, the things you write are pretty consise and clear I think my editor would choke on his tea to read me called "concise"! Hehe. - the linked article however..

Re: [fpc-pascal] A rather good blog post on Object Pascal that I thought you folks might enjoy

2023-01-19 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 19 Jan 2023, Liam Proven via fpc-pascal wrote: On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 11:21, wkitty42--- via fpc-pascal wrote: thank you Liam for sharing it... also thank you for the FreeDOS interview shared on The Register! :) Oh, you are very welcome. I am glad some people enjoyed it. Liam, th

Re: [fpc-pascal] Working on a new way to educate people about pascal

2022-12-30 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 29 Dec 2022, Anthony Youngman via fpc-pascal wrote: On 29/12/2022 12:31, Anthony Walter via fpc-pascal wrote: @youngman "I'm a database guy with maybe 30 years experience, I'm new to SQL and oh my god is it an over-complicated monster ..." Wait, what? Something doesn't make sense wi

Re: [fpc-pascal] Program efficiency

2022-11-09 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Wed, 9 Nov 2022, DougC via fpc-pascal wrote: Maintaining understandable and readable code is often more important that runtime efficiency. Like others have said, there are likely many additional places you can address overall efficiency before dealing with these calculations. THIS. Clari

Re: [fpc-pascal] Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

2021-09-02 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Thu, 2 Sep 2021, Peter via fpc-pascal wrote: https://castle-engine.io/modern_pascal_introduction.html You can also download it as a single PDF. g. Thanks Dennis. Very useful refresher! You're welcome! (My name is Gene. :D ) g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com

Re: [fpc-pascal] Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

2021-08-31 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Tue, 31 Aug 2021, Liam Proven via fpc-pascal wrote: For those of us who don't, though, docs that focus on doing that aren't much help. Agreed! I am only really interested in FPC for one thing -- targeting Ultibo, a bare-metal runtime for the Raspberry Pi. I'm interested in trying to emula

Re: [fpc-pascal] Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

2021-08-31 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Tue, 31 Aug 2021, Liam Proven via fpc-pascal wrote: Plain old FreePascal is approachable. Object Pascal is deeply intimidating, and I'm not sure it's worth the entry price. Liam, I think you're mixing the language with the framework. I'll be the first person to agree with you that doing a

Re: [fpc-pascal] Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

2021-08-30 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Mon, 30 Aug 2021, wkitty42--- via fpc-pascal wrote: On 8/30/21 8:52 AM, geneb via fpc-pascal wrote: [*] For those not aware of him, Jeff Duntemann was a huge figure "back in the day" in Turbo/Borland Pascal circles.  His books are phenomenal. i have and still use several of

Re: [fpc-pascal] Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

2021-08-30 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
Here's a book that's aimed squarely at the non-programmer, and it's written for FreePascal http://www.copperwood.com/pub/FreePascalFromSquareOne.pdf It's written by Jeff Duntemann[*] and is a free download. Give it a look, while "unfinished" it will get you the knowledge you want. g. [*] Fo

Re: [fpc-pascal] Hello, new Pascal programmer. had a question!

2021-08-29 Thread geneb via fpc-pascal
On Sat, 28 Aug 2021, Dennis Lee Bieber via fpc-pascal wrote: On Fri, 27 Aug 2021 16:01:38 -0400, joseph turco via fpc-pascal declaimed the following: question is, id like to use the free pascal IDE, and learn the more modern(?) form of pascal, but i cannot find a resource for beginners that