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+# Some of my earliest programs (2006-2010)
+
+In this repository you can find some of my earliest programs.
+All of them are written in Java - although I had previously written some
+[DarkBASIC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_Creators#DarkBASIC)
+code, I could not find the sources in my backup folders.
+
+For some of the programs you can find multiple versions of the source
+code, in separate folders. I did not use a version control system at
+the time. Binaries (`.class` files) are also in provided in this repo.
+
+If you want to check them out, do start from JBriscola,
+which is actually fun to play. It is an single-player game of
+[briscola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola) with a decent AI
+and some fun extras (you can turn the sound effects off if you find
+them annoying).
+
+The code, comments and the readme files are all in Italian.
+
+## JBriscola
+
+A single-player game of
+[briscola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Briscola) with a decent AI.
+It supports the classic variant as well as 30-points games.
+
+Available in 5 languages (Italian, English, Latin,
+[Northern-Venetian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_language#Regional_variants)
+and Central-Venetian). Keyboard shortcuts, persistent settings,
+sound effects, you name it. And cheat codes too!
+
+## GiocoUno
+
+My first "game" (*GiocoUno* translates to *GameOne*), made with
+[Swing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swing_(Java))
+`JOptionPane`s. Honestly it's pretty bad.  It is only notable because
+it is my first GUI application, and possible the earliest piece of code
+of mine that I have not lost.
+
+## Robottino
+
+A more complex GUI application with a menu bar,
+images and animations.  You can give commands to a
+[robot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bender_(Futurama)) and change its
+position. This was the most complex application I wrote before JBriscola.
+
+## PagaLavoro
+
+Very simple wage calculator. I used this when helping my dad preparing firewood for the winter.
+But don't worry, I did not start doing lumberjack work when I was 12.
+
+I started when I was 6.
+
+## pbfi
+
+A [brainfuck](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brainfuck) interpreter.
+
+## SlackYouInterpreter
+
+An interpreter for an esoteric programming language inspirid by brainfuck.
+The syntax is explained in the README.txt.