BASIC for Amiga
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I have a feeling that C= possibly sees ARexx as the future BASIC for the
Amiga…..
-Mike
I'm sorely afraid that they do, and it is just not a satisfactory
replacement. It may be possible to write simple little programs in AREXX,
but there is very little available in the way of help or instruction for
it. People like to use BASIC for little databases, educational stuff for
the kids, little games and puzzles, etc., and those are really not suitable
subjects for AREXX – nor for C. BASIC is the best thing for them. I
sometimes feel that Commodore has decided that anyone who does not love C
does not deserve to have an Amiga. So, maybe I do not deserve to have
one……
……Betty
Betty,
re: "People like to use BASIC for little databases, educational stuff
for the kids, little games and puzzles, etc.,…"
Have you played much with AmigaVision yet? Who needs BASIC? 🙂
-John
John,
Try popping up a list requestor in AV or a programmable file
requestor. AV is a great tool for presentation work, but it isn't a good
tool for application development. A better tool for the latter is either a
programming language or an application such as CanDo. CanDo and AV are not
competing products, but fill differing needs. The former for application
and program development, the latter for developing presentation work,
videos, etc. Each has a very useful place, but are not mutually exclusive
products. Their are things which are easier and better done with a
programming language, and things easier and better done with AV. If you
need a program which involves heavy math processing or data processing,
then AV is not the best choice (nor is CanDo, for that matter) and a good
programming language is ideal. We should realize that their are different
needs for which different products are best suited. A programming language
is a necessity, for that to which it is best suited.
Steve