Amiga Programming

[melott]

I don't know if this has ever been mentioned before ...

Back in the C64 days I had a program for the C64 that
was a programming tool. You ran this program and it
would ask questions on what you wanted to do. Then it
would generate the code (in basic) for the program you
wanted to write. I don't remember the name of the program.

I have thought for years a programming tool like that
would help all us wanna-be programmers that just don't
have the skills to do it from scratch. I've tried most
of the languages available on Amiga, AMOS, Blitz, & C+.
I had some minor success with Blitz but thats it.
I'm sure there are many Amigans out there in basicly
the same situation as myself. I remember it being mentioned
once on the Blitz forum/site. I'm wondering if anything
was ever done/written?

Mel

[melott]

The program I'm refering to was very easy to use.
I used it to write a BBS prg. for the C64. I never quite
finished the BBS as it required some ASM routines that
were completely beyound me.
 
Anyway, with the quality of the programming tools available
now I think it could be done easier now than on the C-64.

Mel
 

[melott]

Piru wrote:

You ran this program and it would ask questions on what you wanted to do. Then it would generate the code (in basic) for the program you wanted to write.

I'm afraid such program is impossible. While it is possible to have some frameworks for simple generic cases, you can't simplify every possible program to such questionnaire (to handle every possible case imaginable the program would get so complex it'd need to ask so many questions that it'd be faster to just write the program directly).

That's why we have programmers.

Sorry to disagree but such a program 'DID' exist on the
C-64. Its been 20 years or so, my memory might be fading
alittle, but not that much. I asure it 'did/dose' exist.

Mel

[melott]

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Piru isn't saying it can't done... Only that it would not be practical for anything other than simple programs... My idea on the other hand is genius :-D[/quote]

Thats Cool  :-D

I'm not opposed to anyone giving theirself a deserved
pat on the back. :-)

The prg. I'm refering to was capable of doing some good
software.
It did allow you to insert ASM or 'C' routines to optimize
for speed or access the serial port for example.

I'm REALLY supprised that something like it hasn't turned
up on the Amiga.

Mel

[melott]

A6000 wrote:
I vaguely remember a program written for the CP/M os, called THE LAST ONE, it was dubbed a program generator and would be the last program you ever bought!.

HAY HAY ...... :-D

I do beleave you have it.  "The Last One"
I'm almost sure that was the name of it on C-64 also.

I have to do some Googling  :-D

Mel

Yup ... found it .........

 "The Last One"  (Blue Sky Software)