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Turbo Go (Version 0.90)

Retro Borland Turbo Pascal / Turbo C Look & Feel IDE for the Go Language

Turbo Go is a retro terminal development environment (TUI IDE) that brings together the classic 90s visual interface of Borland's legendary Turbo Pascal and Turbo C (Turbo Vision blue editor canvas, double-line frames ╔═╗, top pull-down menu bar, bottom hotkey bar, and the Alt+F5 User Screen) with the modern Go compiler and Delve debugger.

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Key Features

• Classic Borland Turbo Vision UI:

  • Signature Turbo Blue editor canvas (#0000A8) with double-line box-drawing characters (╔═╗, ║ ║, ╚═╝)
  • Text drop shadows and retro window headers ([■] 1 NONAME00.GO [▲])
  • Top pull-down menu bar (File, Edit, Search, Run, Compile, Debug, Window, Help)
  • Bottom hotkey bar (F1 Help, F2 Save, F3 Open, Alt+F9 Compile, F9 Make, Ctrl+F9 Run, Alt+F5 User, F10 Menu)

• Go Syntax Highlighting:

  • Syntax highlighting for Go keywords, types, literals (strings, numbers, runes), built-in functions, and comments

• Compiling Modal Dialog & Multi-File Project Support:

  • Authentic Borland-style "Compiling..." modal dialog displaying target file, total lines, error/warning count, and elapsed build time
  • Multi-File & Go Module Support: Automatically detects go.mod modules or aggregates all package .go files in the directory so multi-file projects compile seamlessly
  • Displays file name, line number, and error messages on build failures, with instant jump to error line (even across different files) in the editor

• Alt+F5 User Screen:

  • The hallmark Turbo C feature: switch to a full-screen DOS console view to inspect execution output, and return to the IDE with any keypress

• Interactive Delve Debugger Integration:

  • Toggle breakpoints (●) with F4 ➔ highlighted across the entire line with a solid red bar
  • F5 Start Debugging / Continue, F8 Step Over, F7 Trace Into
  • Active execution line highlighted with a solid yellow bar
  • Real-time variable inspection (name, type, value) via the bottom Watches Window (Debug menu)

• Borland Retro Sound Effects (Sound FX):

  • Crisp dual-tone beep on successful compilation; deep error buzz on build failure
  • Satisfying ping audio feedback on breakpoint hits and stepping
  • Sound toggle via F10 ➔ Options ➔ Sound: ON / OFF

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Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcut	Function	Description
Alt + F	File Menu	Open File menu directly
Alt + E	Edit Menu	Open Edit menu directly
Alt + S	Search Menu	Open Search menu directly
Alt + R	Run Menu	Open Run menu directly
Alt + C	Compile Menu	Open Compile menu directly
Alt + D	Debug Menu	Open Debug menu directly
Alt + O	Options Menu	Open Options menu directly
Alt + W	Window Menu	Open Window menu directly
Alt + H	Help Menu	Open Help menu directly
F1	Help / About	Open Turbo Go info and help dialog
F2	Save	Save current buffer / Save As
F3	Open	Open file browser dialog
F4	Breakpoint	Set/unset breakpoint (●) on the current line
F5	Debug / Continue	Start debugging / Continue to next breakpoint
F7	Trace Into	Step into function
F8	Step Over	Step over function
Ctrl + F2	Reset Debugger	Terminate debug session and reset instruction pointer
Ctrl + F	Find	Open find/search dialog
Ctrl + L	Search Again	Find next occurrence
Alt + G	Go to Line	Jump cursor to specific line number (Ctrl+G)
Alt + L	Line Numbers	Toggle line number gutter on/off (Option+L, F6)
Ctrl + F9	Run	Build, execute, and display output in the User Screen
Alt + F9	Compile	Build with the "Compiling..." statistics modal
F9	Make	Execute build
Alt + F5	User Screen	Toggle program execution output screen
F10	Menu Bar	Focus top pull-down menu bar
Alt + X	Exit	Quit Turbo Go
Ctrl + Left / Right	Word Jump	Move cursor word-by-word (macOS: Option + Left / Right)
Shift + Arrow Keys	Select Block	Select/highlight text block (supports Ctrl/Option for word selection)
Ctrl + A	Select All	Select all buffer text (Edit ➔ Select All)
Ctrl + C / Ctrl + Ins	Copy	Copy selected block to clipboard (Edit ➔ Copy)
Ctrl + X / Shift + Del	Cut	Cut selected block to clipboard (Edit ➔ Cut)
Ctrl + V / Shift + Ins	Paste	Paste clipboard contents at cursor (Edit ➔ Paste)
Esc	Close	Close active modal/dialog or clear selection

Tip

macOS Terminal Option (Alt) Key Configuration: On macOS, to ensure Alt key shortcuts (Alt+F, Alt+X, Alt+F9, Alt+F5, etc.) function properly, configure your terminal to use the Option key as a Meta key:

• macOS Terminal.app: Settings ➔ Profiles ➔ Keyboard ➔ Check "Use Option as Meta key"
• iTerm2: Settings ➔ Profiles ➔ Keys ➔ Set Left/Right Option Key to "Esc+"

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Installation & Build

1. Pre-built Binaries (GitHub Releases)

Download ready-to-use standalone executables for your platform from GitHub Releases:

• macOS: tg-v0.90-darwin-arm64.tar.gz (Apple Silicon M-series)
• Linux: tg-v0.90-linux-amd64.tar.gz (64-bit)
• Windows: tg-v0.90-windows-amd64.zip (64-bit)

Note

Windows Defender / SmartScreen Notice: Since these open-source binaries are newly compiled without expensive commercial code-signing certificates, Windows Defender or SmartScreen may occasionally flag them as unrecognized or a false positive. If a Windows SmartScreen popup appears, click "More info" ➔ "Run anyway" or add an exclusion to run safely. You can also build directly from source using the Go compiler below.

2. Install directly via Go (Recommended)

go install github.com/MaroShim/tg/cmd/tg@latest

Ensure $GOPATH/bin (or ~/go/bin) is in your $PATH. You can then launch tg from anywhere:

tg

3. Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/MaroShim/TurboGo.git
cd TurboGo
go build -o bin/tg ./cmd/tg
./bin/tg