SdlBasic is a multiplatform interpreter for
BASIC
BASIC (Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages designed for ease of use. The original version was created by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz at Dartmouth College ...
, using the
SDL libraries. Its interpreter core is based on
wxBasic
wxBasic is a free software / open-source software, cross-platform BASIC programming language, BASIC interpreter (computing), interpreter. As it is based on syntax of the BASIC language, it is designed to be simple to learn and understand, and all ...
. The interpreter can be very useful for people who are familiar with ANSI-BASIC interpreters and are curious or needing SDL library features on their coding development. Using the IDE it is possible to create an executable.
History
SdlBasic development started at December 2002, when its author, Vroby (Roberto Viola), got an idea on using SDL libraries on wxBasic core, instead of wxWidgets libraries.
There were major releases in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2012. Prior to 2005 any text editor was used to write program code. In 2005 an IDE was added. In 2012 the package was split into the IDE and the interpreter, although the IDE could be used to run code. Main download site is SourceForge.
The support site (online documentation and forum) has moved and has changed maintainer. Now to be found at the link added below, on altervista.org. The original author still contributes to the forum.
PSP Port
On May 22, 2008, SDLBasic was ported to the Sony
PlayStation Portable
The PlayStation Portable (PSP) is a handheld game console developed and marketed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 12, 2004, in North America on March 24, 2005, and in PAL regions on September 1, 2005, ...
.
It allows you to play games and use applications coded in SDLBasic. Recently someone on the qj forums released an update version 0.7 which included video output on the slim.
Licence
SdlBasic is
open source
Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. The open-source model is a decentralized sof ...
and is freely available under the terms of the
GNU General Public Licence
The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software. The license was the first copyleft for general us ...
.
Code example
Function swap( a, b )
tmp = a
a = b
b = tmp
End Function
v1=10
v2=20
print v1, v2
swap( v1, v2 )
print v1, v2
References
External links
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Online html documentation
{{Integrated development environments
BASIC interpreters
Software that uses wxWidgets
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