HBasic is an

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used to create, execute and debug programs with a Basic language. HBasic has

object-oriented Object-oriented programming (OOP) is a programming paradigm based on the concept of " objects", which can contain data and code. The data is in the form of fields (often known as attributes or ''properties''), and the code is in the form of p ...

features either in combination with precompiled

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components (shared libraries) or class definitions (HBasic sourcecode). This also includes a version of

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. Hbasic is a mature Basic implementation for the

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operating system. HBasic is released under the

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. HBASIC is also the name for a

BASIC interpreter A BASIC interpreter is an interpreter that enables users to enter and run programs in the BASIC language and was, for the first part of the microcomputer era, the default application that computers would launch. Users were expected to use the BAS ...

created specifically for use with the

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* Liberty BASIC

External links

HBasic Development project page
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