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Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:33 am
by Nituvious
perhaps a transpiler would work for you? does such a thing exist for purebasic? i've heard of a c backend, does that mean that purebasic is transpiled to c now?
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:39 am
by BarryG
PureBasic has always transpiled to assembly; hence my comment about telling the user it's compiled from assembly. And now it also transpiles to C (v6.00).
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:33 am
by skywalk
20+ years guys and now C transpiling.
Shout PureBasiC from the rooftops!
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:12 am
by chikega
Agreed BarryG. I know more C than PureBasic and actually find it fun to replicate PureBasic code next to C code while I learn PureBasic.
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:41 am
by BarryG
Nice image, chikega. Please don't ever delete it from this topic - it'll be good for future reference/context.
And it just goes to show that anyone who says PureBasic is a toy, really doesn't know what they're talking about. It's so similar to C that you could feasiby name it "C-" or something. Hehe.
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 11:23 am
by mk-soft
Very easy to use inline C
Code: Select all
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value.l = $81828300
CompilerIf #PB_Compiler_Backend = #PB_Backend_Asm
value = value >> 8 & $00FFFFFF
CompilerElse
!v_value = ((unsigned int)v_value >> 8)
CompilerEndIf
Debug "0x" + RSet(Hex(value, #PB_Long), 8, "0")
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 12:33 pm
by HeX0R
Yeah, I also tend to answer such questions like BarryG, people seem to be scared as soon as the evil Basic word comes into the game.
Although the syntax is still Basic, it's the meaning of Basic which doesn't reflect the power behind PB.
Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
My vote would be for:
PASIC => Professional's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
(and we still would have the P for PureBasic
)
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:56 am
by jacdelad
So...PurePasic. Sounds like directlyfrom a certain Monty Python Movie.
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 4:40 pm
by dmontaine
How about a 'nickname' of PBL (Pure Basic Language).
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:14 pm
by chikega
Here's an interesting tidbit. It's a little known fact that the ARM processor architecture (originally Acorn RISC Machine) was modelled in
BBC BASIC by its designers
Steve Furber and
Sophie Wilson.
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 6:41 pm
by chikega
Pure Basic was created in France, so why not the PUR Language ... or you could add a circumflex (PÛR) to differentiate it from the PUR water filtration company, although that shouldn't be an issue since it's a totally different industry and pur is simply an adjective (masculine form).
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 6:29 pm
by the.weavster
chikega wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:22 pm
Xojo (formerly RealBasic) yes, they did change their name
But Xojo managed to come up with a name that's even more embarrassing to say than BASIC
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 7:43 pm
by Tenaja
PureRAD would be a good name.
PB has very little resemblance to old interpreted basic, but people with arrogance have trouble hearing that. It's almost like once someone first hears of a language, they cannot let go of the stigma of that first bad news. It doesn't matter if their data is outdated, or was only valid for a very short period of time. To many, anything with "basic" in the name should be compared to microsoft basic of the 70s or 80s.
What's crazy is you could add block-ending keywords to Python (endif, wend, etc) and PB might be closer to that--but compiled and fast--than any legacy basic.
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 8:10 pm
by acreis
What about offer the same product under two brands? Purebasic and Purerad. Maybe only some cosmetic changes in IDE?
Re: Would be good if PureBasic change is name?
Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 8:20 pm
by Caronte3D
I think one of the best names would be:
PURE
Keeps the essence
Gets rid of the controversial "basic" word
It's easy to spell
Sounds Good