Re: Language Recommendation Request

From	"Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.basic.misc
Subject	Re: Language Recommendation Request
Date	2011-11-10 17:27 +0000
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Antti J Ylikoski wrote:

> 10.11.2011 5:44, charles kirjoitti:
>> Years ago I could do some stuff with MS DOS Basic and Coco basic, VB
>> just confused me.
>>
>> Now I'd like to put together a little project, just for my own
>> amusement.  I would like to have a few display windows on screen, plot
>> sine waves and summations of sine waves in the various display
>> windows, and have a slider control for the speed of the plotting, to
>> be able to watch it slowly or rapidly.
>>
>> I need it to run in  a MS Windows environment.
>>
>> I'd also want a manual, or at least a printable manual, I'm still a
>> dead tree person.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would appreciate any recommendations.
> 
> Out of all of these many freeware and dollarware BASIC:s, I have liked 
> QB64.EXE and FreeBASIC.  Look for them with the Google.  They are 
> (supposed to be) QBASIC compatible, but the FreeBASIC also can be used 
> as a modern BASIC, I mean without line numbers and that kind of stuff.
> 
> Also the BBC BASIC is good, and so is the KBASIC, but they will cost a bit.

In addition to the above, there's Xbasic, specifically the fork called XBlite.
It's about perfect for the OP's needs, but the language takes some getting
used to. Includes a PDF manual.

(None of the below are free.)

I like PowerBASIC, but that language is amazingly complex: instead of
extending the language with libraries (or whatever), they extend the language
with new keywords. (I haven't counted, but I wouldn't be surprised if there
were over 1000 in the current version.) Dead tree manual available for a
(non-trivial) extra fee.

Liberty Basic can do windows pretty easily. Not sure if they offer a printed
manual, but does include PDF documentation.

PureBasic is another popular cross-platform BASIC. Again, unsure if a printed
manual is available.

There's also REALbasic (or whatever it's called this week). Cross-platform,
*really* easy to do windows, etc., but not sure if the graphics capabilities
are along the lines of OP's needs. Also unsure about a printed manual.

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Language Recommendation Request charles <ckraftSPAMTRAP@west.net> - 2011-11-09 19:44 -0800
  Re: Language Recommendation Request Antti J Ylikoski <antti.ylikoski@aalto.fi> - 2011-11-10 13:51 +0200
    Re: Language Recommendation Request "Auric__" <not.my.real@email.address> - 2011-11-10 17:27 +0000
  Re: Language Recommendation Request charles <ckraftSPAMTRAP@west.net> - 2011-11-11 16:29 -0800
  Re: Language Recommendation Request BeeJ <nospam@spamnot.com> - 2011-11-13 13:40 -0800
  Re: Language Recommendation Request BeeJ <nospam@spamnot.com> - 2011-11-13 13:41 -0800
  Re: Language Recommendation Request BeeJ <nospam@spamnot.com> - 2011-11-13 13:43 -0800
    Re: Language Recommendation Request Tony Toews <ttoews@telusplanet.net> - 2011-11-14 16:26 -0700

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