EndBASIC 0.14: Are we multimedia yet?

EndBASIC 0.14 just dropped, and for once the update isn’t only about going faster behind the scenes—it’s about looking and sounding cooler. The project added simple sound, new shape-drawing tools, a bouncing-balls demo, and a full retro makeover with an old-school IBM VGA-style font that screams "computer lab in 1993". There’s also a long-awaited macOS fix, which means Apple users can finally stop being the ones left outside pressing their noses against the window. Well, mostly—because the unsigned app warnings still sound like your laptop is begging you not to click it.

But the real tea is in the reaction. The vibe is broadly "this is awesome, now give us more". The strongest opinion came from commenter ChicagoDave, who basically treated the release party like a feature request box and said the cool visuals are nice, but where are typed FUNCTION blocks? In other words: congrats on the glow-up, but some users are still judging what’s missing. That’s classic software fandom—one person hears beeps and sees retro graphics, another immediately asks for stricter code structure like they’re grading homework.

There’s also an unintentional comedy running through the whole post: EndBASIC is finally becoming more multimedia, yet the creator openly admits one difficult feature had to be abandoned, and macOS users still have to battle warning pop-ups like it’s a side quest. So yes, the mood is excited—but with that deliciously nerdy undercurrent of "cool release, now about my personal wishlist..."