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PureBasic

Procedural Language

PureBasic is a commercially distributed procedural programming language and integrated development environment based on BASIC, developed by Fantaisie Software, with its first public Windows release on December 17, 2000. The compiler produces native executables for a range of architectures, including IA-32, x86-64, ARM32, ARM64, PowerPC and 680x0 processors, without needing external runtime libraries beyond what the operating system already provides, and it supports Windows, Linux, macOS and Raspberry Pi OS, with an earlier AmigaOS version now discontinued and partly open sourced. PureBasic uses a lifetime license model, under which a user who registers once continues to receive all future updates at no extra charge, a policy that has been in place since the first registered user in 1998. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
First Released
1998 1
Significance
Since version 6.00, PureBasic offers compilation with a C backend, enabling access to new platforms and making it easier to add new libraries in the future. 2
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In Field

Source Wikipedia: PureBasic

Influenced By

Source Wikidata: PureBasic
Sources
1. Wikidata: PureBasic
  • Wikidata Q2118858, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Influenced By: BASIC
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2. Wikipedia: PureBasic
  • Lead paragraph, last sentence
    This enables access to new platforms (e.g. Raspberry) and should make it easier to add new libraries in the future.
  • In Field: Programming Language Theory, Lead sentence
    PureBasic is a commercially distributed procedural computer programming language and integrated development environment based on BASIC and developed by Fantaisie Software for Windows, Linux, macOS and Raspberry Pi.
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Programming Language Database (PLDB): PureBasic - PLDB
Programming Language Database (PLDB)In Group: BASIC Dialects, Page text
Quote, In Group: BASIC Dialects, Page text
based on BASIC
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