10080 https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/ Thoughts and musings from a Visual Basic developer en-us andrej.biasic@gmail.com (Andrej Biasic) Tue, 11 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT blog Andrej Biasic https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/img.php?from=andrejbiasic https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_02_21.php A conceptual art depicting my Italian superhero, the Scarabeo Verde. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_02_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_02_14.php A pretty art depicting my Chinese supergroup, the Portentous Twelve. Wed, 14 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_02_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_02_07.php A farewell, a gift, and a sample of what could have been. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_02_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_01_31.php Can I say I'm controversial now? Please? Please, please, please? Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_01_31.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_01_24.php I'm looking for a comic book artist. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_01_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_01_17.php Misadventures of an (almost) repentant comic book collector. Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_01_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_01_10.php Another little game for your fun! Wed, 10 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_01_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2024_01_03.php Let's play Battleship? Wed, 03 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2024_01_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_12_27.php Disappointing news about Palladia. Wed, 27 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_12_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_12_20.php A few words about Captain 7. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_12_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_12_13.php Because not all news can be bad... Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_12_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_12_06.php How to make comic book balloons using Photopea. Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_12_06.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_11_29.php Two pieces of information I leraned a few days ago. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_11_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_11_22.php Changes I did to my comics universe as December comes near. Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_11_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_11_15.php I spent a week reviewing my life choices... Wed, 15 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_11_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_11_08.php There's more FFF stories coming, too. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_11_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_11_01.php There's more Century stories coming. Wed, 01 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_11_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_10_25.php Now, my grand anouncement. Or maybe not. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_10_25.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_10_18.php I have only three one-shot stories. Let me tell you about them. Wed, 18 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_10_18.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_10_11.php The FFF is one of the funiest groups I ever created. Wed, 11 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_10_11.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_10_04.php I had the audacity of creating an African supergroup... Oh, my! Wed, 04 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_10_04.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_09_27.php What do you think about two supergroups - a Muslim and a Jew - fighting each other? Wed, 27 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_09_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_09_20.php What to do when you have Russians heroes in these days and times? Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_09_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_09_13.php Let's see what stories I have waiting for you. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_09_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_09_06.php And what is my plan B. Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_09_06.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_08_30.php What are my plans. Really. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_08_30.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_08_23.php Of free royalties and public domain characters. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_08_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_08_16.php I did not forget my first super-hero. Wed, 16 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_08_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_08_09.php My first comics history. Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_08_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_08_02.php The history of my first super-hero ever. Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_08_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_07_26.php When I comissioned some characters of mine, things escalated quickly. Wed, 26 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_07_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_07_19.php How I came up with 500+ super-heroes. Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_07_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_07_12.php How it all started. Wed, 12 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_07_12.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_07_05.php Let's enjoy 14 logos made for my super-groups. Wed, 05 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_07_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_06_28.php Prepare yourself for the worst clauses I have ever read in a contract. Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_06_28.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_06_21.php I'm still changing the names of some characters of mine. Wed, 21 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_06_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_06_14.php My French super-group. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_06_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_06_07.php This is a different super-group I came up with, I swear it. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_06_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_05_31.php Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you, Maghen! Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_05_31.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_05_24.php Now we have the last Maghen's member drawn. Wed, 24 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_05_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_05_17.php Willian draws Areth. Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_05_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_05_10.php Shemesh, Maghen's member, is drawn by artist Charles Willian. Wed, 10 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_05_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_05_03.php Charles Willian draws Hashmal, from Maghen. Wed, 03 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_05_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_04_26.php I had another great artist drawing one of my characters, Shofar, from Maghen super-group. Wed, 26 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_04_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_04_19.php These are the latest AI-generated images for some more characters of mine. Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_04_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_04_12.php Beware, Vikingr, Noelle, and Prism: Things are going to change to you! Wed, 12 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_04_12.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_04_05.php Some interesting tidbits about my "comics" universe, ABC. Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_04_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_03_29.php Artist Jonathan Silva puts together all Kalmar's members. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_03_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_03_22.php New artist Jonathan Silva draws Kalmar's Fyer. Wed, 22 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_03_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_03_15.php Follow Jonathan Silva's drawing process to Saga II. Wed, 15 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_03_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_03_08.php Jonathan Silva draws Isvarg. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_03_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_03_01.php Now is Faerie's turn to be drawn by Jonathan Silva. Wed, 01 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_03_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_02_22.php I have a new artist and he's drawing Prism! Wed, 22 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_02_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_02_15.php I'm slightly changing Krieger's and Kaiser's names. Also, I have new images for Orkan, Camouflage, Yataghan, and Azurra! Wed, 15 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_02_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_02_08.php I'm changing Schimmel Schwadron's name: Here's why. Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_02_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_02_01.php When you create charaters based on other characters you do not own, are they really yours? Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_02_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_01_25.php More AI-generated images of some of my characters. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_01_25.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_01_18.php Can the Kardashian/Jenner clan form a super-group? Yes! Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_01_18.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_01_11.php You won't believe the news I have to share. Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_01_11.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2023_01_04.php Juan Pablo D'Angelo draws the last two characters I comissioned from him: Pendragon and Red Carnation. Wed, 04 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2023_01_04.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_12_28.php Let's celebrate the life of Stan Lee. Wed, 28 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_12_28.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_12_21.php I tried several languages while developing our transpiler. Cito was one of them. Wed, 21 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_12_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_12_14.php Can you imagine I've found yet another VB WTFery? Yeah, I know you can. Wed, 14 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_12_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_12_07.php Another member of the S.C.U.D.O. team: Luzia. Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_12_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_11_30.php That's me kicking a dead horse. Wed, 30 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_11_30.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_11_23.php This is my third character drawn by the artist Juan Pablo D'Angelo: Harlequin. Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_11_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_11_16.php After quite some time, I'm tipping my toe at Java again. Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_11_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_11_09.php I managed to dig one more WTF VB6! Wed, 09 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_11_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_11_02.php The never told before story of why I deleted my Linkedin. Wed, 02 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_11_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_10_26.php The second character drawn by Juan Pablo D'Angelo: Firebrand. Wed, 26 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_10_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_10_19.php A surprising return of VB and TV, this time with Dragon Ball Z! Wed, 19 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_10_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_10_12.php I got another character of mine drawn by another artist. Wed, 12 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_10_12.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_10_05.php Same script as last week, but now in PowerShell version. Wed, 05 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_10_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_09_28.php A little script I created to easily download sequential images. Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_09_28.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_09_21.php I converted my script to back up a Neocities' site to PowerShell, so you can use it too! Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_09_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_09_14.php Brain dump of almost every thing I know about VB iterative code. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_09_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_09_07.php Let's bring Neocities free backup for the masses. Well, Windows masses at least... Wed, 07 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_09_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_08_31.php It's easy to learn the benefits of a free web hosting site, but what about the things they get wrong? Wed, 31 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_08_31.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_08_24.php How to quickly lose crypto money! Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_08_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_08_17.php What I have being doing lately. Wed, 17 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_08_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_08_10.php Meet Ossie, The Little Princeling of Darkness and his friends. Wed, 10 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_08_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_08_03.php Version 0.1 of VJBS Help file. Wed, 03 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_08_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_07_27.php This is the third and last character drawn by the artist Heerog: Cavaleiro de Néon. Wed, 27 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_07_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_07_20.php This is my second character drawn by the artist Heerog. Too bad I'll have to rename it! Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_07_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_07_13.php I had three of my characters drawn by a talented artist. Check out the first one, Bird-Lord. Wed, 13 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_07_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_07_06.php I was reading rachelbythebay.com (Just some red flags. No big deal. Just ignore them) and she made me remind of a particular day in my previous job. Wed, 06 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_07_06.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_06_29.php SQL Server has its WTF, too! Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_06_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_06_22.php Has Java influenced VB6? Let's find out. Wed, 22 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_06_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_06_15.php Let's do a quick detour to the 2000s. Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_06_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_06_08.php Once in a while I stumble upon some funny snippets of source-code. Wed, 08 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_06_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_06_01.php A deep dive in VB's StrConv function. Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_06_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_05_25.php Everything you never needed to know about VB I/O but I'll tell you anyway. Wed, 25 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_05_25.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_05_18.php Have you ever searched for a fixed-point HTML input and came empty-handed? I did. Wed, 18 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_05_18.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_05_11.php An update about myself and my findings about JSDB. Wed, 11 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_05_11.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_05_04.php When you go debugging an issue and all that you find is more and more bugs. Wed, 04 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_05_04.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_04_27.php How a VB/JS child is called? Wed, 27 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_04_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_04_20.php In the spirit of Reddit's community r/pettyrevenge, let me share with you a tale of mine. Wed, 20 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_04_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_04_13.php A programming-oriented crossword to relax. Wed, 13 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_04_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_04_06.php This is how we will deal with dollar functions. Wed, 06 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_04_06.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_03_30.php Too grand a temptation to let it pass... Here they are, the 196 unsigned integer functions. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_03_30.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_03_23.php A brief detour to think about the world and enjoy a great song that's current even after 52 years. Wed, 23 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_03_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_03_16.php This is my implementation of VB's Like operator. Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_03_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_03_09.php Once upon a time I used to "create" super-heroes during my free time. Let me introduce them to you. Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_03_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_03_02.php Let me share with you an insight I had about unsigned integers. Wed, 02 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_03_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_02_23.php I have to take a few days off. Wed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_02_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_02_16.php One can use variables without declaring them first in VB. How will we handle it in our C implementation? Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_02_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_02_09.php Let's discuss how to implement VB's interfaces. Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_02_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_02_02.php How I plan to do reference counting memory management. Wed, 02 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_02_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_01_26.php In which I lay out my plan to replicate VB's error handling in C. Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_01_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_01_19.php I grokked a little bit more about the type library format, so this is an update about it. Wed, 19 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_01_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_01_12.php I'm back to our transpiler. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_01_12.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2022_01_05.php Captain Marvel has died a long time ago, but now he has a different, more permanent death. Wed, 05 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2022_01_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_12_29.php Talking about four uses of JavaScript operators I find different. Wed, 29 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_12_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_12_22.php A brief return to our transpiler series. Wed, 22 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_12_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_12_15.php Let's talk about some VB6's best practices. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_12_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_12_08.php I think I figured out why people "hate" VB. Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_12_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_12_01.php I talk about my first impressions using B4A, BASIC for Android. Wed, 01 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_12_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_11_24.php For a long time I hold a grudge against the changes MS did to VB. Maybe is time to let it go now? Wed, 24 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_11_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_11_17.php My experience interviewing candidates for technical positions. Wed, 17 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_11_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_11_10.php Meet Elijah, my former manager. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_11_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_11_03.php Some tidbits I have to share about sexual harassment. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_11_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_10_27.php A little list of things I would like to know before becoming a programmer. Wed, 27 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_10_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_10_20.php We'll see some reasons why we can't fully simulate inheritance in VB6. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_10_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_10_13.php This is a story of a friend of mine who suffered prejudice out of the thin air. Wed, 13 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_10_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_10_06.php Who would say? There is one more VB6 WTF, but not the way you think it is... Wed, 06 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_10_06.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_09_29.php Unions are a foreign concept in VB6. How can we deal with them? Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_09_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_09_22.php Due to some hodge-podge I did to our source code, I'm putting the transpiler project on hold for now. Wed, 22 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_09_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_09_15.php We'll take a deep look into IDispatch interface. We'll need it to implement CallByName, for instance. Wed, 15 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_09_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_09_08.php This week, on the one hand, our transpiler lost some features - like the pretty printer - but on the other hand, we had some bug fixes and enhancements. Wed, 08 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_09_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_09_01.php Back to our transpiler, we'll delve into reading Typelibs. They are needed to implement TypeName, TypeOf/Is, and CallByName. Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_09_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_08_25.php My trials and tribulations using FIDO2. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_08_25.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_08_18.php Leaving the transpilation aside for a while, I coded convertions from one VB type to another. Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_08_18.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_08_11.php We get our hands dirty with the first transpiling bit. For real this time. No, I mean it. Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_08_11.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_08_04.php We're having several fixes to our code before starting to transpile for real. Wed, 04 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_08_04.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_07_28.php This week we have several changes and bug fixes. Wed, 28 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_07_28.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_07_21.php This week I got ahead of myself for no good reason. Wed, 21 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_07_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_07_14.php We will start validating identifiers. Wed, 14 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_07_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_07_07.php We are building now a symbol table. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_07_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_06_30.php Let's improve how we deal with New, ByVal, and := operators. Also we'll validate the use of DefType and Option Base. Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_06_30.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_06_23.php Bit by bit we're getting there. This week's code is to check Const duplication and that interface implementors are doing it properly. Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_06_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_06_16.php Still some house keeping to do, as we did last week. Wed, 16 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_06_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_06_09.php We'll start cleaning up some pending items before starting to transpile for real. Wed, 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_06_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_06_02.php This time, we'll parse attributes. Wed, 02 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_06_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_05_26.php We're back to our transpile, converting it back to VBScript. Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_05_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_05_19.php We celebrate an anniversary and I mourn a loss. Wed, 19 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_05_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_05_12.php We would convert our transpiler one more time to VBScript, but things changed and I interviewed Carles, RAD Basic's creator, instead. Wed, 12 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_05_12.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_05_05.php We will parse the remaining statements, that happen to be file I/O ones. Wed, 05 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_05_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_04_28.php Back to parsing, we'll deal with GoTo, GoSub, Return, Exit, Continue, LSet, RSet, Resume, On Error, On ... GoTo/GoSub, Erase, ReDim, and RaiseEvent statements. Wed, 28 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_04_28.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_04_21.php Let's take a pause in building our transpiler to talk about our past, present, and future. Wed, 21 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_04_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_04_14.php This week we'll parse iterative code, like For/Next, For Each/Next, Do/Loop, and While/Wend. Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_04_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_04_07.php We are not able to transpile code yet, but we can revert our objects' graph into VB code, again. Wed, 07 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_04_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_03_31.php Next, we will address implicit Calls and Lets. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_03_31.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_03_24.php This time, something simple: Parse Select Cases. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_03_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_03_17.php We will now parse "If" statements. They are not as easy as they seem to be, though. Wed, 17 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_03_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_03_10.php Next, we'll parse variable and consts declarations, line numbers, and labels. Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_03_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_03_03.php Moving on with our transpiler, we'll deal with Subs, Functions, and Properties. Wed, 03 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_03_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_02_24.php This time we'll talk about... Wed, 24 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_02_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_02_17.php Let's deal with Types... in a professional way. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_02_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_02_10.php This week we'll tackle array subscripts, and doing that we need to deal with something quite hard to me: Expressions. Wed, 10 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_02_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_02_03.php This week we'll parse Implements and variable declarations. Wed, 03 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_02_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_01_27.php I have changed several parts of our transpiler. Check it out! Wed, 27 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_01_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_01_20.php My attempt at being funny. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_01_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_01_13.php It is time to stop postponing it... Let's dive into upper case, lower case, and title case code! Wed, 13 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_01_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2021_01_06.php A surprising return of WTF, VB6! Wed, 06 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2021_01_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_12_30.php It's past time to salute one of our most faithful VB pals: The Collection. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_12_30.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_12_23.php This time we're going to implement IEnumVariant interface in pure VB. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_12_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_12_16.php Let's take a break from our transpiler to teach a new trick to a corky dog. Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_12_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_12_09.php Quick one: Parsing Events. Wed, 09 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_12_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_12_02.php This week we start parsing Declares. Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_12_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_11_25.php Short and sweet: We'll parse Enums. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_11_25.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_11_18.php We'll parse Consts and do a little refactoring creating a Vocabulary module. Wed, 18 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_11_18.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_11_11.php In this installment, we'll parse Deftypes... I don't think any other programming language has something like that! Wed, 11 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_11_11.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_11_04.php We will start parsing whatever there is inside classes and methods, starting with Options. Wed, 04 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_11_04.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_10_28.php We will change our error messages, fix a bug, and improve our code. Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_10_28.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_10_21.php Now that we are reading tokens, we need to check if they make sense together. Let's parse Classes and Modules. Wed, 21 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_10_21.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_10_14.php In our hurry to have things done, we let it slip some mistakes. It is time to deal with them. Wed, 14 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_10_14.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_10_07.php We'll deal with contextual keywords. The code I came out is convoluted, though. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_10_07.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_09_30.php Coming back from our script version, let's improve our Visual Basic version a bit. Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_09_30.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_09_23.php Roderick Marmelade's surprise comeback. Wed, 23 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_09_23.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_09_16.php We'll turn the code we have so far for our transpiler into a script. Wed, 16 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_09_16.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_09_09.php Time to review what I left unspoken in my previous posts. Wed, 09 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_09_09.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_09_02.php We will create a "syntax highlighter" with the code we have so far. Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_09_02.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_08_26.php We start structuring our code by using a Token class, also, we're now scanning type-declaration characters. Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_08_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_08_19.php We start to deal with comments in our transpiler's code. Wed, 19 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_08_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_08_12.php Line breaks. OMG!!! I forgot the line breaks! Wed, 12 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_08_12.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_08_05.php We deal with operators and do a little refactoring to our transpiler's code. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_08_05.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_07_29.php How to approach dates literals in our journey to build a transpiler. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_07_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_07_22.php We scan literals in our journey to build a transpiler. Wed, 22 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_07_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_07_15.php Let's go into a journey of crafting a transpiler. Wed, 15 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_07_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_07_08.php The remaining weird bits I have about VB6. Wed, 08 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_07_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_07_01.php Meet Roderick Marmelade. Wed, 01 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_07_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_06_24.php A little history of VB6's little brother. Wed, 24 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_06_24.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_06_17.php What's in a name? Strange things for VB6's Enums' members. Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_06_17.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_06_10.php A little used - and weird - VB6 feature in nested For/Next's. Wed, 10 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_06_10.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_06_03.php Our current state of affairs made me want to share my thoughts about life and death and everything in between. Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_06_03.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_05_27.php My (mis)adventures trying to use Nuklear+. Wed, 27 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_05_27.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_05_20.php Have a glimpse of a BASIC program from Stranger Things. Wed, 20 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_05_20.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_05_13.php A few times BASIC or Visual Basic appeared in movies or TV series. Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_05_13.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_05_06.php A practical way of getting the lower bound or upper bound of a non-initialized dynamic array in VB6. Wed, 06 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_05_06.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_04_29.php An infinite loop that should not be. Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_04_29.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_04_22.php A weird thing about fixed-length strings. Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_04_22.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_04_15.php Is True "equals" to "1"? Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_04_15.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_04_08.php What are the next steps you should take if you need to work on a legacy VB6 project? Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_04_08.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_04_01.php How to grok Null and VB's rich set of logic operators. Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_04_01.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_03_25.php My attempt at searching inside strings without using zero-based or one-based indexes. Wed, 25 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_03_25.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_03_18.php Visual Basic and BASIC has been receiving criticism since its very early days. Wed, 18 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_03_18.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_03_11.php A hack I did that gives me both shame and pride. Wed, 11 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_03_11.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_03_04.php A little review of my blog so far. Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_03_04.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_02_26.php What are the first steps you should take if you need to work on a legacy VB6 project? Wed, 26 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_02_26.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_02_19.php A regular expression to validate dates that you should not use, though. Wed, 19 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_02_19.html https://andrejbiasic.int.eu.org/2020_02_12.php My little tale of why I wanted to build a compiler, started it, and got stuck. Wed, 12 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://metamorphingmachine.neocities.org/2020_02_12.html