Would be good if PureBasic change is name?

[zxretrosoft]

My experience is years old and still the same.

Basic is in a semantic trap. Forever. As soon as anyone in my vicinity heard "Basic", they immediately recalled their childhood at best, memories of primitive Basic on 8-bit, etc. Anyway, nobody took it seriously, for people "Basic" is just the language that is meant for teaching kids, but is not suitable for professional programming.

Plus, male psychology (which is dominant in IT) plays a role here. No man wants to program in something that has "basic" in the name. Men need to feel like heroes, like they are special. So they either want something abstract that sounds super complex (C++, C#, XYZQ...) or they want to tame a predator (Python). But they don't want to work in something that is widely known to be for beginners, in their ego: "for wimps".

Even though PureBasic in particular is a cutting-edge tool, as soon as someone puts the stigmatized word "Basic" in the name, all serious discussion around it ends (and narrows down to discussion only within an enthusiast group, see that forum, etc.).

[Caronte3D]

+1000000000000000000000

[Lord]

-1000000000000000000000

[netmaestro]

PureBasic is a name with a rich history behind it and 20+ years of brand-building investment. I don't want it called something else. To those who feel the word 'basic' in the name is going to turn coders off, well, you're here, aren't you?