Would be good if PureBasic change is name?

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perhaps a transpiler would work for you? does such a thing exist for purebasic? i've heard of a c backend, does that mean that purebasic is transpiled to c now?
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PureBasic has always transpiled to assembly; hence my comment about telling the user it's compiled from assembly. And now it also transpiles to C (v6.00).
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20+ years guys and now C transpiling.
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Agreed BarryG. I know more C than PureBasic and actually find it fun to replicate PureBasic code next to C code while I learn PureBasic. :D

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Nice image, chikega. Please don't ever delete it from this topic - it'll be good for future reference/context.

And it just goes to show that anyone who says PureBasic is a toy, really doesn't know what they're talking about. It's so similar to C that you could feasiby name it "C-" or something. Hehe.
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Very easy to use inline C

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value.l = $81828300 

CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_Backend = #PB_Backend_Asm
  value = value >> 8 & $00FFFFFF
CompilerElse
  !v_value = ((unsigned int)v_value >> 8)
CompilerEndIf

Debug "0x" + RSet(Hex(value, #PB_Long), 8, "0")
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Yeah, I also tend to answer such questions like BarryG, people seem to be scared as soon as the evil Basic word comes into the game.

Although the syntax is still Basic, it's the meaning of Basic which doesn't reflect the power behind PB.
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

My vote would be for:
PASIC => Professional's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
(and we still would have the P for PureBasic :mrgreen: )
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So...PurePasic. Sounds like directlyfrom a certain Monty Python Movie.
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How about a 'nickname' of PBL (Pure Basic Language).
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Here's an interesting tidbit. It's a little known fact that the ARM processor architecture (originally Acorn RISC Machine) was modelled in BBC BASIC by its designers Steve Furber and Sophie Wilson.
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Pure Basic was created in France, so why not the PUR Language ... or you could add a circumflex (PÛR) to differentiate it from the PUR water filtration company, although that shouldn't be an issue since it's a totally different industry and pur is simply an adjective (masculine form).
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chikega wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:22 pm Xojo (formerly RealBasic) yes, they did change their name :)
But Xojo managed to come up with a name that's even more embarrassing to say than BASIC :oops:
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PureRAD would be a good name.
PB has very little resemblance to old interpreted basic, but people with arrogance have trouble hearing that. It's almost like once someone first hears of a language, they cannot let go of the stigma of that first bad news. It doesn't matter if their data is outdated, or was only valid for a very short period of time. To many, anything with "basic" in the name should be compared to microsoft basic of the 70s or 80s.

What's crazy is you could add block-ending keywords to Python (endif, wend, etc) and PB might be closer to that--but compiled and fast--than any legacy basic.
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What about offer the same product under two brands? Purebasic and Purerad. Maybe only some cosmetic changes in IDE?
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I think one of the best names would be:

PURE

Keeps the essence
Gets rid of the controversial "basic" word
It's easy to spell
Sounds Good
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