Except for early dialects of BASIC found in the 8-bit computers, the programmer can split an application source code into multiple files in almost all languages. Doing so helps organize the code and allows the programmer to reuse a generic code (library) in different programs. One could create a specialized

I am a bit late in this 4th part of the Going into Action! series, where I write about Action! while I am still learning about it. It is almost like some of my teachers in college back in the day! It’s been a slow process, although I am

Yes, no sugarcoating! In this third part we will be talking about pointers! Hello?….. Hello? Usually, when people start to learn a language like C, the first topic that sends chills down their spine, but in a very bad way is “pointers”. However, rest assured, the concept is very simple

If you are following this series of articles, you could be thinking right now: “What a jump! From a Hello World to Graphics in one article!?”. Yes, you are right. After fiddling a bit with more Action! and reading some of the user’s guides talking about programming structures, variables,

Welcome to the first part of this programming series where we will learn (or die trying!) to learn Action!, a high-performance and easy-to-learn programming language for Atari 8-bit computers. The initial article(s) will be strongly based on the two articles posted on Atariage by the user hloberg who told