FreeBasic Review

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Started from old QBasic, but includes OO features, and pointers, and many C-like features.
Available for Windows and Intel-based Linux, and has been ported to other platforms via gcc backend. Compiler only, though IDEs are available

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PlatformsWindows, DOS, Linux

Current stable version1.05

GZipped size11.3 Mb

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Pros

Pro
Produces very fast and compact code

"Hello, world" takes about 12kb.

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Easy to prototype without massive library includes.

Pro
Lots of I/O and functions built-in (and documented), rather than in add-on libraries

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Anything can be programmed

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Very helpful community

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Straightforward syntax for beginners

Cons

Con
Not very popular language with comparison to others

Con
Needs wrappers to interface to C++ libraries

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FreeBasic Review

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Pros

Pro Produces very fast and compact code

Pro Easy to prototype without massive library includes.

Pro Lots of I/O and functions built-in (and documented), rather than in add-on libraries

Pro Anything can be programmed

Pro Very helpful community

Pro Straightforward syntax for beginners