PB Roadmap

naw · Post by **naw** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:07 pm

Hi Fred / Freak,

I work for a large Services & HW company providing Migration Services and Business Case Proposals for Server Consolidation and Migration. As such, I like to go *armed* with some technology alternatives (Oracle:MySQL / Unix:Linux / WindowsWWW:LinuxApache MS Windows:vmWare etc) that quickly demonstrate to the Tech Guys that there are some genuine alternatives to the MS Windows trap.

PB is obviously a good language and I think is *almost* a viable alternative to VB / C# - perhaps its a little bit confused about wether its a games language or a business language (not necessarily a bad thing).
The emphasis on optimisation is important to games, but not really to business-apps, just functionality & support.

Cross-platform portability is increasingly important and again PB is *tantalisingly close* with Linux & Windows (Linux being a bit back level), lack of a common Editor is a problem as is lack of a Linux 'Visual Designer', if you're busy doing a MAC OSX Port, perhaps you'd consider an AIX port also (they're both BSD Unix Based & Power RISC CPU)

The most critical piece that is missing (for a large business to consider using PB) is a 'Roadmap' that shows very clearly where you plan to be in the *next* release and in a year or so's time. The Roadmap can change (it doesnt have to be set in stone) and it shouldnt prevent you being reactive to the community. I think it would be relatively low-effort and useful and informative for all concerned.

Ta - NAW

Post by **Fred** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:52 pm

Big lines:

- Next release will be 3.90, expected very soon (same as v3.89beta with more bug fixes)

- Update the linux version to 3.90

- Probably a 3.91 release with fixes while developping the v4.0 which will includes double, quad, macro and more or will never be.

- Release a macOS X version of v3.91 and make this v3.91 a stable release for the 4 plateformes before jumping to v4.0.

If you plan to use it in a company, better evaluate the current version and see if it fits your needs. It's not a good deal to wait for something which is not even created.

Post by **Dare2** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 2:58 pm

... while developping the v4.0 which will includes double, quad, macro and more ...

This sounds tremendous.

... or will never be.

Hope this is a joke. 8O

USCode · Post by **USCode** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:49 pm

Fred, can you also include improved strings in 4.0 as well? No 64K limit, etc.

Quote: ... or will never be.

Hope this is a joke.

I hope that is a joke too! Is there something you're not telling us Fred?

Post by **Fred** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:55 pm

May be it's not correct english, I would say than the v4.0 will have all this feature (or will never be). It's a french expression

. Of course it will be.

Post by **freak** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:59 pm

The french are strange people...

Post by **Dare2** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:25 pm

Fred wrote:May be it's not correct english, I would say than the v4.0 will have all this feature (or will never be). It's a french expression . Of course it will be.

hehe.

And * phew *

freak wrote:The french are strange people...

lol.

* flame war starting .... (j/k) *

WolfgangS · Post by **WolfgangS** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 6:06 pm

Fred wrote:... make this v3.91 a stable release for the 4 plateformes ...

hmmm Windows, Linux, MacOS and ... AmigaOS ???
wow ....

Dare2 wrote:And * phew *

Also *phew*

MFG
WolfgangS

GedB · Post by **GedB** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:08 pm

Will upgrades continue to be free for v4?

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 9:28 pm

GedB wrote:Will upgrades continue to be free for v4?

This is maybe a strange comment - but I hope not...

I'm happy to pay a couple of bucks for the upgrade, so Fred and the other in the Pure Basic team can go to Gran Canaria for a couple of weeks and recharge...

Your'e well worth it!!!

(Don't forget your laptops guys... Be careful about the HDD, though... *LOL* My broke down in Spain... Probably the heat and the humidity)

benny · Post by **benny** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 10:02 pm

No doubt ... I would rebuy PureBasic at ANY TIME, too !!!!

So, no prob here with paying for an upgrade to V4.0!!!!!

Shannara · Post by **Shannara** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:47 pm

Not me, my purebasic purchase reciept says the following:

You will have free unlimited access to updates and versions for
every Operating System (current and future).

So therefore, he cannot charge existing customers for any version of purebasic.. however

I really hope he raises the price for purebasic, since I think it's worth at least $100.

PB · Post by PB » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:35 am

> PB is [...] *almost* a viable alternative to VB

PureBasic is more than a viable alternative to VB in many cases.

PB · Post by PB » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:38 am

> I would say than the v4.0 will have all this feature

Hmm, you posted this on April Fools Day...

LarsG · Post by **LarsG** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:05 am

PB wrote:> I would say than the v4.0 will have all this feature

Hmm, you posted this on April Fools Day...

Actually.. he didn't... The time Fred posted it (CET) was:

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