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I've been out of programming with PureBasic for sometime now, but I've still been trying to monitor it's progress and growing maturity. I know Fred can't (wisely) give out specific dates for releases (when it's done) but I would like to have some general idea of the current PB roadmap? I've been searching here for sometime and most information on a PB roadmap seems slightly out of date.

Based on the current releases and what I've ascertained here from the forum, I'm assuming this is the current roadmap?

Linux 3.93 -> Mac OS X 3.93 -> Windows 3.94 -> Linux 3.94 -> Mac OS X 3.94 -> 4.0.

For 4.0, what ARE the MAJOR enhancements?
- Unlimited string length (limited only by available system memory)
- enhanced integer/float support
- enhanced Gadget library (access to all properties, more gadgets, more consistent, DnD)
- Unicode support
- New/improved Visual Designer
- Thread-safety for resources
- Modal windows (cross-platform!)
- others?

For me, besides compiling small and fast executables, cross-platform support is the biggest PLUS and market differentiator for PB over other languages. So anything that is done to make PB code more portable across platforms without having to resort to direct API access is a plus!

Thanks and keep up the excellent work PB team!

P.S. For 4.0 will complete backward-compatibility to previous versions be maintained? For me as I don't have a big PB library, this isn't very critical and wouldn't mind some command clean-up and consolidation, but to many others here it's probably very important.

Dang, I was hoping to squeeze some juicy details out of Fred...

However I suppose this whole Apple/Intel thing has thrown Fred's roadmap out of sync anyways.

The immediate roadmap for now is the following:

- MacOS X 3.93
- Windows/Linux 3.94
- PB 4.0 (In between may be a small MacOS X 3.94 (as it hasn't be much tested, some bugs should be left))

About the 4.0 features, we can't say what will work actually but your list isn't far from what we plan to do (rawly).

Thanks for the info Fred.

I'm the same as USCode really. I don't have a huge library of code that would break if things changed radically between versions.

Not being an advanced programmer, I don't particularly have a wish list either. All I will say is I wish for PB to continue to grow and mature as it has been and for Fred to make lots of money out of it. He deserves it

Jim.

Fred wrote:The immediate roadmap for now is the following:

- MacOS X 3.93
- Windows/Linux 3.94
- PB 4.0 (In between may be a small MacOS X 3.94 (as it hasn't be much tested, some bugs should be left))

About the 4.0 features, we can't say what will work actually but your list isn't far from what we plan to do (rawly).

Does that mean that after MacOS X 3.93 and Windows/Linux 3.94 are completed that work will begin on PB 4.0 and no v3.95??? if so, woohoo!!!!!

Well, I don't really care which next version number it will be, as long as the features planned will be in it will be perfect
Can't wait for doubles, also macros could be cool too

Fred wrote:The immediate roadmap for now is the following:

- MacOS X 3.93
- Windows/Linux 3.94
- PB 4.0 (In between may be a small MacOS X 3.94 (as it hasn't be much tested, some bugs should be left))

So where we could insert the Ogre update? In the final 4.0?

according to another post i read ogre was supose to be right after 3.94

Thanks Fred!
Have you considered a sticky thread that you could occasionally keep editing that shows the current (rough) road map?
Just a thought.

Wait another 6 months for a new Ogre Build is a veeerrryyyy looooonng time.....