Bay Six Software

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

RunBoard is my attempt to make a full-featured forum/bulletin board application. Some of the features will include

A plug-in-style architecture
Skins to customize the look and feel
Language packs
Anti-spam tools
Search engine optimization

RunBoard requires the Run BASIC server and will not work with the free edition.

Unfortunately, I am unable to provide a running demo due to hosting restrictions. But even if I could, it's not mich to look at yet. There is no database code, so all of the content it has is hard-coded.

Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcomed.

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

I chose the name before googling it. It seems to be used by runboard.com, so I've been trying to come up with alternatives. I like puns, so a name that struck me as appropriate is 6-Pack BBS.

What do you think?

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

Or how about something like NextFor?

STPendl

RB has problems, if the label includes spaces.

[Sub Break...] and [Sub load.skin] must be changed or the program times out.

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

Thanks for the suggestion, Stefan. I didn't know that or forgot it.

STPendl

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

Here are some things to look for in the next release.

Fixed timeout bugs.
Conditional rendering of template (skin) elements
1. Code:
  
  <(if|or) (true|false)="variable">
  Done
2. Code:
  
  <(if|or) op="[n|s]v(eq|ge|gt|le|lt|ne)(n|s|v)" (n="num"|s="str"|v="var[ var]")>
  Incomplete

Example:

Alyce · Full Member Joined: 04 Jul 2005 Posts: 91

When Run BASIC was in beta, I started a similar project. I didn't keep the code, because it never matured enough to be useful. When it was in development, I asked Carl for a few enhancements to RB that would make this app possible, and he complied. I haven't downloaded it, yet, Brent, but will do so soon. I'm sure it is approximately a squillion times better than anything I could create.

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

Hi Alyce,

I think RB is just barely mature enough to make a proper forum. The main issue yet to be resolved is session management. To make URLs search engine- and copy/paste-friendly, I have to forego RB's built-in session management. Carl has mentioned adding cookie-based session management in a future RB release, which would save me a lot of grief, if it happens.

Brent · Site Admin Joined: 01 Jul 2005 Posts: 797

Hi again,

I've been racking my brain for days trying to come up with a better name for this project. It has to be unique. It has to be memorable. It has to give a good impression. It can't be too obscure or too difficult to spell. And it must have at least one play on words.

The name I came up with is SapientBoard.

If you don't know, "sapient" means "wise" or "intelligent." If you are a fan of Star Trek, you often hear "sentient" used to mean the same. However, the two are not synonyms. "Sentient" means "capable of sensing."

The plays on words include an anagram: a single word minus two of my own initials. Both word and initials can be associated with the number six -- one mathematically and the other popularly.