Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!tudelft.nl!txtfeed1.tudelft.nl!feed.xsnews.nl!border-3.ams.xsnews.nl!feeder.xennanews.com!feeder3!nf1.xennanews.com!not-for-mail From: "A.D. Fundum" Message-ID: Newsgroups: comp.os.os2.programmer.tools Subject: Re: IBM VisualAge for BASIC? References: User-Agent: ProNews/2 V1.60.cp125 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@xennanews.com Organization: Xennanews Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:58:02 +0100 Lines: 15 NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.53.88.202 (84.53.88.202) NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 22:58:02 +0100 Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.os.os2.programmer.tools:29 > thus the focus on BASIC! /**/;SAY "What?!" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_BASIC Please note that some environments, unlike GUIs like VisualAge for Basic's, are more attractive for beginners, because just an uncompiled print "Hello, world!" is less hard to use. If I look at VisualAge for Basic, I see a form of some project, with matching difficult requirements. Does a first "Hello, world!" really require an OK button? --