# google/wwwbasic

wwwBASIC is an implementation of BASIC that runs on Node.js and the Web.

Repository: https://github.com/google/wwwbasic
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wwwbasic
Language: JavaScript
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-02-23T18:10:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 63/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 69, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2969, "days_push": 191, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1150, forks 61 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:46.505223+00:00)

## What it is
wwwBASIC is an implementation of the BASIC programming language that compiles to JavaScript and runs in the browser or Node.js. It supports classic BASIC features like 24-bit graphics, input handling, and external bindings, and can be embedded in web pages via script tags of type text/basic.

## Use cases
- run BASIC programs in the browser
- embed BASIC code in an HTML page
- run classic BASIC games like DONKEY.BAS on the web
- teach programming with BASIC in a browser
- execute BASIC scripts from Node.js
- build a live BASIC code editor for the web

## When to choose
- you want to run or preserve legacy BASIC code on the web
- you're teaching programming with a simple, nostalgic language
- you want retro-style graphics programming with PSET, LINE, and CIRCLE
- you need a lightweight BASIC interpreter for browser or Node.js

## When to avoid
- you need a modern general-purpose programming language
- you require a full-featured or standards-complete BASIC implementation
- you need high performance for compute-intensive applications
- you're building new production software rather than educational or retro projects

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, compiler, graphics, parser
- domain: programming-languages, web-development, education, gaming-tools
- platform: browser
- tags: basic, retro-computing, nostalgia, esm, npm-package, nodejs, javascript

## Member repositories
- google/wwwbasic (main) score 63

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.505223+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:33:40.488055+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/google/wwwbasic (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:46.505223+00:00, sha ef034fc204ce)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/wwwbasic (fetched 2026-08-29T12:38:43.530517+00:00, sha 485543693885)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.