Publisher's Description
FreeBASIC is an open source, 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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patrickw99
reviewed v0.18.4b
on Jul 29, 2009
I agree and disagree with jaco. As it stands freebasic is not an enterprise ready language. From the stand point of a system developer, freebasic has a long way to go before it is ready for large applications. Once Freebasic has implamented true OOP it will then be ready for real use.
We just have to remember, true OOP is for the reuse of code. Nothing else. Sure a good programmer can write good code and most languages have simular syntax, but the true power of OOP is the ability to reuse and extend the original code without having to change it at all. Well written OOP code allows for this. Well written FreeBasic, quick basic dose not.