From: muratlanne@gmail.com   
      
   "mike"  wrote in message   
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   > On 12/4/2012 8:25 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   >> ...   
   >   
   > I'm sure professional C programmers don't have the problem...but   
   > for the occasional hobby program, I like BASIC-like languages.   
   > If I have the algorithm right, I can usually make it work easily   
   > with BASIC.  With C, I spent more time being hassled by the compiler   
   > than I did debugging the algorithm.  I exceeded my frustration   
   > limit and attention span.   
      
   Agreed. I started with Pascal on a mainframe, then wrote a lot of   
   QBasic under DOS on the lab test systems I mentioned. QBasic has   
   nearly the same structure as c but it's wordier and requires explicit   
   definitions of functions and variable types, which makes it easier to   
   understand and modify two months later if you aren't a full-time   
   programmer.   
      
   I'm still looking for a good open-source replacement for QBasic with   
   its simple power and interpret/compile flexibility and a real Windows   
   interface. Visual Basic dropped the INP and OUT statements that talk   
   to the hardware registers, so I can't write low-level device drivers   
   in it.   
   jsw   
      
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