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Add to SafariWhen comparing AppStudio BASIC vs Python (via Skulpt), the Slant community recommends AppStudio BASIC for most people. In the question“What are the best languages that compile to JavaScript? ” AppStudio BASIC is ranked 32nd while Python (via Skulpt) is ranked 34th. The most important reason people chose AppStudio BASIC is:
AppStudio BASIC is a very large subset of Visual Basic, with proper subroutines and variant data types. People familiar with Visual Basic will feel right at home.
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Pros
Pro Subset of Visual Basic
AppStudio BASIC is a very large subset of Visual Basic, with proper subroutines and variant data types. People familiar with Visual Basic will feel right at home.
Pro Suspensions
You can write blocking methods that don't cause the whole page to hang, something difficult to do in languages targeting Javascript.
Pro Interactive REPL
You can evaluate new Python code in the browser written by the user.
Cons
Con Not available for Linux
AppStudio is only available for WIndows and MacOS.
Con Python 2.6
Skulpt implements an outdated version of the Python language.
