freebasic

FreeBASIC

Keywords

One of the (if not the) most stable open-source BASICs in activity as of 2023, FreeBASIC is a large, modern and multi-platform compiler which started mostly influenced by Microsoft QuickBASIC but, as time passed, adopted some influences from C++ to the point it had to work with separate "language modes" — one for QB compatibility and one of its own, which is the one considered for the Keywords Reference section of this site.

Where it is/was used

  • MS-DOS, FreeDOS, DR-DOS
  • Windows (32-bit x86, 64-bit amd64)
  • GNU-Linux (32-bit x86, 64-bit amd64, 32-bit ARM, 64-bit ARM64/AArch64)
  • FreeBSD (32-bit x86, 64-bit amd64)

Noteworthy characteristics

Environment and usage

Extensions

Curiosities

Influenced by

  • Microsoft QuickBASIC - once FreeBASIC was considered to be a free clone of QB, and still maintains a degree of compatibility with it when used with its lang -qb mode

Influence for

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