Technical Development

Tools For discussing IF tools such as: mapping tools, library or packaging software, disassemblers Development Systems Working on a new IF development system? Publishing an update to one? Got a question about hacking the code of the compiler? Here’s the place to discuss all these and more. Interpreters Written a new interpreter for an IF system? Porting one to a new OS? Having trouble installing one? This is the category for you. Specifications Many IF development systems have formal specifications, which allow people to independent or alternative implementations of the software. Discuss them here. Inform Extensions Discussion for Inform 7 Extensions.

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
About the Technical Development category Technical Development	0	723	February 25, 2019
Publishing your IF (updated 1/21/2014) Technical Development	15	14774	November 6, 2022
ChatGPT-4 helps me design a new IF platform Technical Development	3	171	March 20, 2023
Gargoyle 2023.1 Interpreters	8	334	March 19, 2023
Online Docs for Friends of Inform 7 extension repo Inform Extensions documentation	0	66	March 19, 2023
Coders, how would you implement a tool to automap as you play i-f? Technical Development	33	807	March 18, 2023
Spatterlight, now with colour cycling animations Interpreters scottadams	8	429	March 18, 2023
Phil Riley's Public I7 Extension Repo Inform Extensions	4	150	March 18, 2023
Announcing SpeechMark, a markup syntax for character dialogue Specifications speech , html5 , markup	5	98	March 17, 2023
Ifsitegen.py Tools	31	1288	March 16, 2023
ChatGPT is a mostly bad tool for Inform 7 development Tools	23	770	March 16, 2023
I ran out of ideas for software projects in UK Covid Lockdown 2! Development Systems	20	464	March 14, 2023
How do I build the TADS 3 interpreter on Windows 10? Interpreters tads3	10	212	March 14, 2023
Which interpreters provide plugin systems? Which would allow me to develop such a system? Should I? Interpreters	17	175	March 13, 2023
Patch for st terminal for Beyond Zork font 3 Interpreters	5	128	March 13, 2023
Implementing ChatGPT's Parser Technical Development parser , ai	88	1405	March 10, 2023
Help Wanted: FyreVM Update to New Inform Interpreters	0	105	March 8, 2023
Vezza, a new Z-Machine for CP/M Interpreters z-machine , retro	75	1797	March 8, 2023
dMagnetic- A Magnetic Scrolls Interpreter Interpreters	87	5077	March 7, 2023
Parser Theory / Foundations Development Systems parsing	32	406	March 7, 2023
Multi- interpreters. Spatterlight, Gargoyle, Fabularium, Parchment, Lectrote, ScummVM etc.: Portable "terps" and preservation of too many IF interpreters Interpreters	6	226	March 6, 2023
Recompiling .z6 files Technical Development	5	366	March 6, 2023
Specification of Level 9 A-Code Specifications	89	2625	February 14, 2023
FRISE -- a new interactive fiction engine Development Systems	8	407	February 10, 2023
I7: Expanded compiler type deduction possible? Development Systems inform7	0	78	February 10, 2023
"FrankenDrift": Play ADRIFT games on Mac and Linux Interpreters adrift	42	1936	February 9, 2023
Photopia stalling in Parchment Interpreters parchment	5	82	February 8, 2023
Attribution/Etiquette question when updating/changing someone else's extension Inform Extensions	13	136	February 7, 2023
[Snowman 2.0.2] Some user-defined variables and functions are not working afte Save/Load Tools snowman	1	75	February 5, 2023
Parchment interpreter not saving games Interpreters parchment	16	5021	February 3, 2023