From: ham789@netzero.net
On 12/4/2012 12:00 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
> "mike" wrote in message
> news:k9lgra$ob5$1@dont-email.me...
>> 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.
Not clear what you seek. I switched my non-gui stuff to freebasic.
It has a real windows interface, but doesn't create an app with a
Windows GUI.
The base program is spartan, but fbide.exe is the GUI you want.
Gambas3 looks interesting. It can create a windows GUI (small w) but
runs on linux.
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.
Have you tried this?
http://hem.passagen.se/tomasf/UserPort/
I can't recall whether I've tried it with win7, but it worked well in XP
when called from VB6.
> jsw
>
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