Petition to Microsoft

[Ruudboy]

i h8 microsoft. PLEASE LET ME SIGN IT

[KiZ]

well dont write anything untowards in it. Because we want to suck up to Microsoft, ok.

[retsyo]

No more news?

[Z!re]

I think it kind of died, and now with freeBASIC and all, whats the point..

[retsyo]

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.

[adosorken]

Welcome to the world of actual coders. Wave goodbye to the world of hold-your-hand coding.

[na_th_an]

Yeah! Let's ditch fB and return to QB! No, wait, still better, let's return to code for the C64! NO NO! I want to use a perforette in some cards for the IBM 360!

[marinedalek]

At least you had a multi-voice synthesiser in the C64...

[Sterling Christensen]

Hey, come on guys. I don't know about you, but newbie-friendliness is how I became a part of the QB community.

The QB community was something wonderful and unique in many ways. I'd like to see hundreds of amateur FreeBASIC sites hosting tons of programs and tutorials, with 2 to 5 major FreeBASIC sites (both the quality-over-quantity and quantity-over-quality kinds), with active forums, eZines, competitions, etc. A new incomplete yet promising RPG every few months. Ah the good old days!

And while some people may find them annoying, I for one enjoy answering newbie's questions every now and then.

I think there's something to be said for "hold-your-hand coding" if it helps nurture a community, as long as there aren't any real compromises to speed/power/flexibility. The more VonGidric's IDE matures, and the sooner adosorken's GUI Compiler is released and some documentation/tutorials are finished, the better.

[marinedalek]

I think an interpreter along the lines of the M$ QBASIC interpreters would make a nice addition to the freeBASIC "catalogue". There's a certain hands-on feel that line-by-line interpreters have that is lost when using a standalone compiler.