01-08-2005, 12:55 PM
well, I like both intepreter and compiler, not only in BASIC domain but also in C/C++ domain.
The intepreter is good during program design by at least eliminating compilation time; but FBC is not, we have to compile and wait again if we have to check a new added function(yes, I know FBC gives a speedup than an intepreter and maybe old QB compiler does). QB's intepreter is not only an intepreter but also an amazing IDE, but FBC is console program, thus set a higher threshold for a newbie. And no other program than qb that can declare to support 100% qb-syntax, so some old souce files can not be used directly or safely.
The intepreter is good during program design by at least eliminating compilation time; but FBC is not, we have to compile and wait again if we have to check a new added function(yes, I know FBC gives a speedup than an intepreter and maybe old QB compiler does). QB's intepreter is not only an intepreter but also an amazing IDE, but FBC is console program, thus set a higher threshold for a newbie. And no other program than qb that can declare to support 100% qb-syntax, so some old souce files can not be used directly or safely.