On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:50:05 GMT, carlg@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> On Sep 12, 10:48 am, "Auric__" <not.my.r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:41:21 GMT, Gordon wrote:
>> > Anyone recomend a good BASIC?
>>
>> > Liberty BASIC
>>
>> Based on what I've discovered about it over the past week or so,
>> I wouldn't recommend Liberty Basic for anyone beyond the
>> "absolute beginner" stage, and maybe even not then. (Also avoid
>> JustBASIC, it's the free version of LB.)
>
> I was going to abstain for commenting on this post, however after
> some thought I figured it was fair for me to defend my product
> since this is a very unfair slam on Liberty BASIC. You are
> calling Liberty BASIC completely worthless since even the free
> Just BASIC version is also to be avoided. Based on your followup
> posts you justify this based on a few things that are im****tant to
> you that many people don't take issue with.
I do apologize for the tone of "voice" I took; it came out somewhat
harsher than I intended. (I have issues with foot-in-mouth.)
LB has always struck me as a bit... off. Even before I had reason to
look into the things that I listed elsewhere in this thread, it never
really seemed to me to be the "right" BASIC.
> Clearly Liberty BASIC has a lot of good points, and its popularity
> and longevity (15 years) in the market are an indication that it
> isn't to be avoided at all costs. A lot of people use Liberty
> BASIC productively and for fun. Several teaching books have been
> written for it without any promotion of Liberty BASIC by me to the
> authors of these books. Liberty BASIC clearly meets a need.
Perhaps, but I stand by what I said: I don't recommend Liberty Basic
or JustBasic.
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