FBXL started off as QBXL, or QuickBasic Accelerator, an irreverent magazine about programming in a language that was already considered long dead when the magazine started. Later on when the free and open source FreeBASIC programming language was developed (and I lost the domain name because I forgot to renew in time) the magazine changed into FBXL.
Solzhenitsyn wrote in the Gulag Archipelago about people who knew they were going to die in the gulags and how they'd develop a gallows humor, a coping mechanism to help deal with the reality that they had no future. In the same way, FBXL has always had a sort of gallows humor about it, everyone knew there was no future in QB, but why be sad when we can laugh and have fun anyway? Even with the development of FreeBASIC, it isn't like we can expect major players to start making their projects in BASIC, it's always going to be a tiny niche.
FBXL itself has always been about freedom of expression, humor, and a willingness to push boundaries, even at the risk of offending some.
FBXL prioritizes authenticity and staying true to its vision, even if it means alienating certain audiences or challenging societal norms, and maintaining editorial independence.
That has been true long before the current moment in time. It's just that unlike the early 2000s when most of the issues were written, now it's a home for all sorts of ideas because the whole Internet is starting to look a lot like that gulag, with freedom's days being numbered. Let's enjoy ourselves -- why be sad when we can have fun and laugh while we can?
Solzhenitsyn wrote in the Gulag Archipelago about people who knew they were going to die in the gulags and how they'd develop a gallows humor, a coping mechanism to help deal with the reality that they had no future. In the same way, FBXL has always had a sort of gallows humor about it, everyone knew there was no future in QB, but why be sad when we can laugh and have fun anyway? Even with the development of FreeBASIC, it isn't like we can expect major players to start making their projects in BASIC, it's always going to be a tiny niche.
FBXL itself has always been about freedom of expression, humor, and a willingness to push boundaries, even at the risk of offending some.
FBXL prioritizes authenticity and staying true to its vision, even if it means alienating certain audiences or challenging societal norms, and maintaining editorial independence.
That has been true long before the current moment in time. It's just that unlike the early 2000s when most of the issues were written, now it's a home for all sorts of ideas because the whole Internet is starting to look a lot like that gulag, with freedom's days being numbered. Let's enjoy ourselves -- why be sad when we can have fun and laugh while we can?
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