#21 FreeBASIC  

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FreeBASIC - as the name suggests - is a completely free, open-source, 32-bit BASIC compiler, with the syntax the most compatible possible with MS-QuickBASIC, that adds new features such as pointers, unsigned data types, inline-assembly and many others.

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TheAdventMaster TheAdventMaster: 17 points   3 years ago
^_^;; Probably the best new compiler out there, with enough potential to possibly replace the popular commercial BASIC's out there. I often prefer it over C, even O_O;
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TheMG TheMG: 114 points   3 years ago
I hate C/++
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hd_ hd_: 13 points   3 years ago
Website URL: http://freebasic.net
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deleter deleter: 15 points   3 years ago
While I prefer c++ because there is so much more code out there written in it, freebasic is nice because it requires less code for any one function, and the exe isn't that much slower than a c++ one.
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Mysoft Mysoft: 12 points   3 years ago
i like this one, indeed i lve for it =)
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Alexander Alexander: 2,655 points   3 years ago
32-bit and inline assembly isn't relevant anymore
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Alexander Alexander: 2,655 points   2 years ago

Okay, it is relevant for OS-development, special hardware and making 4k demos that runs in emulators...

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ikkejw ikkejw: 19 points   3 years ago
@Alexander:
No nowadays it isn't really relevant anymore but seeing as it's based on QuickBASIC, 32-bit and inline assembly is a huge improvement.
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Alexander Alexander: 2,655 points   3 years ago

That is truth what you speak, it is an improvement.

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