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		SamReidHughes on July 30, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Java's Magic Sauce Early versions of the Build engine were actually written in QBASIC, I think. But I might be mixing my history up.

pjmlp on July 30, 2018 [–]

It was Visual Basic for Windows already.

https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DavidLightbown/20180109/3094...

SamReidHughes on July 30, 2018 | [–]

No, I'm talking about the Build engine.

pjmlp on July 31, 2018 | | [–]

Ah sorry, I had my head on Unreal.

It was a mixture of C and QuickBasic.

http://advsys.net/ken/build.htm

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