Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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).
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
20+ years guys and now C transpiling.
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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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.
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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.
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.
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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 )
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 )
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So...PurePasic. Sounds like directlyfrom a certain Monty Python Movie.
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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
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.
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
PURE
Keeps the essence
Gets rid of the controversial "basic" word
It's easy to spell
Sounds Good