Best BASIC for Ubuntu ?

[HarryMangurian]

I am a Linux newbie. I would like to stick with FORTRAN and BASIC as my programming languages. This is strictly "for fun" programming; I am retired.

Is there a "recommended" BASIC for Ubuntu?

Has anyone succeeded in getting kbasic running under Ubuntu ?


thanks,

[maruchan]

I've heard really good things about Gambas. It even has Gnome/GTK+ bindings now (use the latest n' greatest version, not the old 'stable' one). Comes with some good demos, too.

http://gambas.sourceforge.net/

http://www.gnomefiles.org/app.php?soft_id=144

[Drakx]

I am a Linux newbie. I would like to stick with FORTRAN and BASIC as my programming languages. This is strictly "for fun" programming; I am retired.

Is there a "recommended" BASIC for Ubuntu?

Has anyone succeeded in getting kbasic running under Ubuntu ?


thanks,

Regards Kbasic yes i have but it keeps dying :mad: IMO the best basic if you know vb 6 is realbasic which can be found here (http://www.realsoftware.com) if you search the programming section of the form's ive done a unoffical ubuntu guide for realbasic (search using my name), gambas too is really good but does not compare to realbasic try them both see what you think :D

[atoponce]

I too am looking for a good BASIC implementation. Specifically, however, for QuickBASIC. I need to convert all of our QB scripts at work to execute on Linux. I will probably end up rewriting them in Perl or Python, but if anyone has any good QB links for Linux, that would be a great help.

[HarryMangurian]

I followed your instructions and Realbasic is installed.

[Drakx]

I too am looking for a good BASIC implementation. Specifically, however, for QuickBASIC. I need to convert all of our QB scripts at work to execute on Linux. I will probably end up rewriting them in Perl or Python, but if anyone has any good QB links for Linux, that would be a great help.


maybe this will help http://www.maxreason.com/software/xbasic/qbtoxb.html

[atoponce]

maybe this will help http://www.maxreason.com/software/xbasic/qbtoxb.html

Exactly what I needed. Thanks!

[fct]

The Mono project is also working on a VB.Net implementation.

http://www.mono-project.com/Language_BASIC

[Xoctor]

I know you specifically asked for BASIC, but I would highly recommend looking at Python.

Strictly speaking, it is not BASIC, but I think it achieves the goals of BASIC even better than BASIC itself. Python can be programmed in a way very similar to BASIC, and its syntax is very intuitive - its almost like writing pseudo-code. That is why Python is so easy to learn.

The big advantage Python has over BASIC is that it scales well. BASIC starts simple enough, but it gets quite complicated when you start to develop even medium sized programs. Python's great strength is that it reduces complexity.

For me, python is the language that 'gets in the way' the least, which means you can concentrate on what you are trying to achieve rather than hacking together workarounds for the language's limitations.

Xoc.

[HarryMangurian]

Is there an integrated development environment available or would I just code in a text editor ?

thanks,

[atoponce]

Is there an integrated development environment available or would I just code in a text editor ?

thanks, The is an IDE for Python that is just solid. It's Stani's Python Editor (http://www.stani.be/python/spe/blog/). Check it out. I agree that Pyhton is a solid language. By far my favorite language to program in.

[Xoctor]

The inbuilt IDE is called IDLE, and its simple and functional. I'd recommend it for a beginner. If you find you want more features or a different style of IDE, Stani's Python Editor (SPE) is very good, and there are several others too. Dr Python is nice. Boa Constructor is worth a look.

The python website is an excellent place to browse around for all things Pythonic www.python.org

[dradul]

Is there an integrated development environment available or would I just code in a text editor ?

thanks,
Now that you mention integrated IDE, up to now no one has mentioned RealBASIC (http://www.realbasic.com/), which has a very capable free version for Linux. You can create very powerful programs with it. I've written complex programs with it to aid my research (when it was MacOS only) with very low effort. (Things apart, I favor python and ruby these years... I highly recommend both languages; btw, you can write exension modules for python in Fortran, if you wish).

[Drakx]

Now that you mention integrated IDE, up to now no one has mentioned RealBASIC (http://www.realbasic.com/), which has a very capable free version for Linux. You can create very powerful programs with it. I've written complex programs with it to aid my research (when it was MacOS only) with very low effort. (Things apart, I favor python and ruby these years... I highly recommend both languages; btw, you can write exension modules for python in Fortran, if you wish).


i would go back and read ever post!!!

[dradul]

i would go back and read ever post!!!
You can't read very well I can see.

Quoting myself:

Now that you mention integrated IDE, up to now no one has mentioned RealBASIC.


I will appreciate that you actually read and think before you post nonsense.

[Drakx]

up to now no one has mentioned RealBASIC


Go back and read!! you will find that i had said some thing about it! if no one has said anything then whats this posted 5 days ago


Regards Kbasic yes i have but it keeps dying IMO the best basic if you know vb 6 is realbasic which can be found here


can be found on page one three posts down :)

[HarryMangurian]

now, now folks..........


ps. How come no one has mentioned Realbasic ?;);)

[Drakx]

:)

[xduffy]

I would recommend Freebasic, which you can find at freebasic.net it works beautifully under Ubuntu, and is available for DOS and Windows too. It is very compatible with QB and if there are differences they are for the better. Check it out! It's totally free as well!

And you can program gtk+ program and alot of stuff as well, so you're not stuck in commandline mode...