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Have you checked out this compiler? It looks extremely good, here's the website:

http://perso.orange.fr/xblite/index.html

It supports OpenGL, has a great IDE, etc. Do you think it competes with FreeBasic? From what I've read, it has a different philosophy; it doesn't appear to try and simplify Win32 programming chores, which would place it in a different category. Still, it seems very much worth a detailed look.

It's only for windows? It looks more like a "tool" rather than a true compiler.

It looks like a compiler to me, it generates GoASM compatible ASM.

Still i don't think it will appease the FB haters. Look at this comment from the front page.

Quote:I use the XBLite compiler due to its similarities to C

The people who complain about FB becoming too much like C, probably won't like this BASIC either.

That comment is BS Peek at the codes, there is MS-BASIC dialect all over. It's like VB, QB or freeBASIC, at least syntax-wise and looking at the big picture.

May be interesting, but I've got the feeling that fB is way better ('cause it's open sourced, mainly, plus all the nice added stuff). What looks really nice, anyway, is the IDE featured on that webpage.

I don't know. Heres some bits from the manual.

Quote:the language is case sensitive

Quote:Arrays always have square brackets

Quote:Class 1 operators include binary logical operators && , ^^ , ||.

There are many more examples, but i do think it looks quite good. Its also Open source, based on the old XBasic. The main forum looked a bit inactive, but i think the google group looked more promising.