Turbo BASIC (was Re: QL (was: ZX-81 Question))

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Wed Mar 27 17:57:54 2002

Actually, one doesn't have to write "spaghetti code" in QBasic, since it has
some updated rules of scope and some features to permit logically
block-structuring the code.

It's not like MBASIC5.1 under CP/M at all.

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Cisin (XenoSoft)" <cisin_at_xenosoft.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: Turbo BASIC (was Re: QL (was: ZX-81 Question))


> A REAL programmer can write a FORTRAN program in any language.
>
>
> On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Allison wrote:
>
> > I happen to use MS QB4.5/dos at work for test systems. This version
> > supports all the high level structures and variable scopes that HLL like
> > Pascal or C would. It's NOT a weak light weight BASIC. It does produce
> > fast, low ram load executeables (.exe) for dos environments and has
> > proven very robust and easy to use.
> >
> > My beef with BASIC is especially the older versions with GOTO laden
> > code can easily be a bowl of long pasta to decode. However, I've seen
> > people do same with Fortran, ALGOL, Pascal and even C.
> >
> > Allison
> > {my native language is ASM.}
>
>
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