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Add to SafariWhen comparing PureBasic vs V, the Slant community recommends V for most people. In the question“What are the best systems programming languages?” V is ranked 4th while PureBasic is ranked 24th. The most important reason people chose V is:
V is easier than C and fast like C.
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Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Standalone executables
Can create single file executables without the need to install other libraries, run time environments, etc.
Pro The syntax is very beginner-friendly
Pro Many integrated features
Many libraries available without additional installations : 2D & 3D, database, network, sound, xml, JSON, http...
Pro Same code on Windows, OS X and Linux
Same code can be compiled natively, without any interpreter for OS X, Windows or Linux, using the native GUI toolkit of the OS
Pro Allows to program at a lower level than most alternatives
Pro Lifetime license
Pay once, use forever.
Pro Constantly updated
Pro Supports ARM in addition to x86, AMD64 and others
Pro Can compile to plain C code
Pro Grest user community / forums with the developer very active
Pro Fast like C
V is easier than C and fast like C.
Pro Simplicity
V is simple and powerful.
Pro C Interop
Can import C libraries, structs, and headers.
Pro Can create multi-OS GUIs
Multi-OS GUI creation is more integrated into the language than others.
Pro Cross-platform
Compile to many OSes.
Pro Clear syntax
Highly understandable language.
Pro Sum types
V has Sum Types.
Pro Generics
V has generics.
Pro Closures
V has closures, which gives the user additional options and usefulness.
Pro Supports concurrency and channels
Can run functions concurrently that communicate over channels.
Pro Safety
V is very safe.
Pro Friendly and helpful community
Just check the V Discord channel or their GitHub Discussions and you will see by yourself.
Pro Single paradigm
Follows the philosophy that there should be only one way to do something, as opposed to multi-paradigm languages like C++.
Pro Fast compile times
Compiles programs fast, less waiting around, so more productive and fun.
Pro Inline assembly
Can add Assembly code.
Cons
Con Limited free version
Free version is limited to 800 lines and can not create DLL's.
Con Some bugs are present on the Linux platform
Con Slightly bogged syntax
Sometimes the syntax bogs down, just a little with long procedure names and such. A truly minor issue.
Con Not RAD
Not a RAD environment.
Con Only X86 or X64
Con Rapid changes in a language syntax/features
Since V language under a continuous development and core syntax and features will be "frozen" in a version 1.0.0, updating from older version of a language can cause a code rewrite of previously working program.
Con V 1.0 release was planned for December 2019
