I feel the same thing too. BlitzMax and BLide are by far my best investments software-wise.
Being a kid from the C64 generation, my (non geek) friends sometimes ask me: "My kid want's to make own games. What language do you recommend".
The last three times I've got this question I've told them to download the BlitzMax or Blitz3D demo and see if the kid likes it. (Not all kids will have the mindset and patience to do it, but the demos are functional enough to find out).
If some of them learns BlitzMax I'll surely recommend BLide for him/her too (or maybe even give it as a birthday present). BLide is similar to other better known IDEs so the experience gained can be used on other platforms.
The fun thing is that this hobby can provide an ok living in the future. At least this is what happened to me :)
Being a kid from the C64 generation, my (non geek) friends sometimes ask me: "My kid want's to make own games. What language do you recommend".
The last three times I've got this question I've told them to download the BlitzMax or Blitz3D demo and see if the kid likes it. (Not all kids will have the mindset and patience to do it, but the demos are functional enough to find out).
If some of them learns BlitzMax I'll surely recommend BLide for him/her too (or maybe even give it as a birthday present). BLide is similar to other better known IDEs so the experience gained can be used on other platforms.
The fun thing is that this hobby can provide an ok living in the future. At least this is what happened to me :)