Subj : Re: Language to Transition To From BASIC?
To   : Jagossel
From : Nelgin
Date : Sat Jul 21 2018 02:56:33

Jagossel wrote:
> I am trying to write a program using FreeBASIC and I hit a limitation that
> causes me to consider another langauge to get past said FreeBASIC limitation.
> The program that I'm writing is a DOS program and a side project. At the moment
> I have two options available: C++ (either DJGPP or Open Watcom) or Free Pascal.
> 
> Any recommendations for someone who's used to BASIC in DOS? I have no plans of
> using graphics, the program is only going to be in text mode only.

If you don't need a compiled end product you could use PERL which is easy to use
and has tons of modules to allow you to write portable code. PERL will handle all
the memory management for you and will probably be a shorter learning curve than
using C or C++.

I found PERL very quick to learn and easy to use...it's probably what stopped me
learning C :)

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