Those folk who look in here who use Basic for their applications, already know what a superb language it is.
The folk who haven't tried it, don't know what they're missing.
The language you choose is a life changing thing. It is the means by which you make a living maybe, or just express yourself by programming for fun.
Basic is great for hobby programmers - but can be equally useful for technical and commercial applications.
I've used Fortran, Algol, Delphi, and various dialects of Basic.
I even got paid once for an educational program I did in Visual Basic 5 - but that's unusual.
For more years than I care to think about, I made my living from Fortran. A good language, but compared to Basic, completely useless as far as user interface and graphics goes.
I'm convinced in my later years, that Basic is the winner - and I might just try to prove it ..
best wishes,
Graham
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Nice to meet you Alex.
Graham
I program in HotBasic.
Which Basic are you folks using?
Thanks...vmars316
PS: In these phForums, is there a way to get 'instant email notication'?..ta
I've not tried HotBasic, but the syntax looks a bit clumsy.
It also seems to use dialog windows instead of just normal windows, and I can't see any signs of 2D and 3D graphics facilities.
Still it might be OK when you get used to it - people's preferences vary a lot.
I use a pair of related languages which have been in use for 10 years, so they're well tested. The smaller version Creative Basic, is good for development, using the 'edit-run-edit' method of an interpreter, which also produces .exe files. This has excellent debugging facilities.
The other version is a professional standard compiler called IWBasic.
Both have 2D and 3D graphics facilities, as well as multimedia and database facilities.
You can check them out at http://www.ionicwind.com/
Best wishes,
Graham
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