extensions VS frobtads

Compare extensions vs frobtads and see what are their differences.

extensions

Inform 7 extensions -- some may be ready for public use, others may be barely working experiments. Enjoy! (by i7)
interactive-fiction inform-7 inform7
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frobtads

Linux and macOS development tools and text-mode interpreter for TADS adventure games. (by realnc)
interactive-fiction SDK Compiler tads CLI Interpreter
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5.1 3.6
3 days ago almost 2 years ago
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extensions

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frobtads

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  • Atari VCS Myst “Demake”
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Jun 2023
    Hell yeah! Here's some links:

    Here's a list of worldsim-heavy, huge parser IF games I've compiled myself: https://ifdb.org/playlist?id=5wvcywn58ojmsxqi&type=wishlist

    Here's the TADS 3 website: https://tads.org/

    Here's the adv3Lite and TADS 3 documentation: https://faroutscience.com/adv3lite_docs/

    An explanation of adv3lite: https://users.ox.ac.uk/~manc0049/TADSGuide/adv3Lite.htm

    The TADS 3 compiler: https://github.com/realnc/frobtads

    My TADS 3 mode for Emacs (has most of the features of the VS Code one, despite not having an LSP, since the VSC one has very simple auto completion): https://github.com/alexispurslane/tads3-mode

    The TADS 3 mode for VS Code: https://github.com/toerob/vscode-tads3tools

    IF Development Forums (very active and friendly, a few TADS 3 people around, including me, I'm a new regular): https://intfiction.org

What are some alternatives?

When comparing extensions and frobtads you can also consider the following projects:

asyncglk - AsyncGlk: A Typescript Glk library

clauf - A C interpreter developed live on YouTube

parchment - The Interactive Fiction web app

rpp - Rashi Plus Plus - the new Hebrew scripting language

tuesday-js - simple web-based, free and open-source visual novel editor that can be used in a web browser. It is written in JavaScript without using any third party libraries and thus does not require additional software installation. The engine uses standard HTML document elements such as div and img. This allows the use of any media format supported by browsers including vector graphics svg, gif animations and css styles.

snap - An embeddable scripting language inspired by Lua.

the-archive-public - 🧞‍♂️ Public version of The Archive, the text adventure game on langworth.com, but without secrets.

ebe - Edit by Example - automated file editing just from given examples.

Arrow - Game Narrative Design Tool

greenberry - A one-line statement language with grammar and infinite look-ahead

langterm - 🕹️ WebGL-based VT220 emulator, made as a learning example and frontend for a text adventure

Feral - Feral programming language reference implementation

extensions vs asyncglk frobtads vs clauf extensions vs parchment frobtads vs rpp extensions vs tuesday-js frobtads vs snap extensions vs the-archive-public frobtads vs ebe extensions vs Arrow frobtads vs greenberry extensions vs langterm frobtads vs Feral