PLNews: Programming Language News

Chipmunk Basic 3.6.4(b1) has been released. It is a cross-platform BASIC interpreter, supporting Mac OS X, Windows and Linux.

This release includes: 'det' and 'dot' functions, support for comments at the beginning of if-endif statement blocks, the addition of legacy for-next syntax support, bug fixes, and other changes.

Gambas 1.9.50 has been released. Gambas is a development environment and BASIC-like language implementation with object-oriented extensions.

This release includes: improvements to the gb.gtk module, new examples, database driver fixes, plus other changes and bug fixes.

Gambas 1.0.19 has been released. Gambas is a development environment and BASIC-like language implementation with object-oriented extensions.

This release includes: a Russian translation, as well as bug and memory leak fixes.

REALbasic 2007 Release 3 has been released. REALbasic 2007 is an object-oriented BASIC dialect and development environment, supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

This release includes: support for namespaces, plus other changes.

Gambas 1.0.18 has been released. Gambas is a development environment and BASIC-like language implementation with object-oriented extensions.

This release includes a variety of bug fixes.

Gambas 1.9.49 has been released. Gambas is a development environment and BASIC-like language implementation with object-oriented extensions.

This release includes: compiler speed optimizations, interpreter optimizations, development environment improvements, plus other changes and bug fixes.

BBC BASIC for Windows 5.60a has been released. It is a BBC BASIC implementation for Windows systems.

This release includes: the implementation of EXIT FOR, EXIT REPEAT and EXIT WHILE; support for a Step Line debugging facility; plus other changes.

BCET beta 004 has been released. BCET is a BASIC implementation.

This release includes a new driver program, and other changes.

The Amsterdam Compiler Kit 6.0pre3 has been released. The ACK is an optimizing, retargetable, open source compiler suite supporting a variety of languages, including C, Pascal, Modula-2, BASIC, and Occam.

This release includes: support for generating CP/M binaries using the 8080 code generator, improved ANSI C headers, improved floating-point support, optimizations, bug fixes, and other changes.

The Amsterdam Compiler Kit 6.0pre2 has been released. ACK is an optimizing, retargetable, open source compiler suite supporting a variety of languages, including C, Pascal, Modula-2, BASIC, and Occam.

This release includes: limited support for i386 Linux binaries, syscall changes, the removal of the K&R C compiler, changes to the built-in libc, plus other changes and bug fixes.

REALbasic 2007 Release 2 has been released. REALbasic 2007 is an object-oriented BASIC dialect and development environment, supporting Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.

This release includes: support for incremental compilation, debugger improvements, RTF support, and other changes.

Gambas 1.9.48 has been released. Gambas is a development environment and BASIC-like language implementation with object-oriented extensions.

This release includes: support for localization-aware string comparisons, changes to the behaviours of Split() and Join(), plus other changes and bug fixes.

BASIC-256 0.9.2 has been released. "BASIC-256 is an easy to use version of BASIC designed to teach young children the basics of computer programming."

This release includes: support for anonymous arrays, a SOUND command on Windows, improved examples, documentation improvements, and other changes.

Emergence BASIC 1.59 has been released. It is a BASIC-like language for Windows systems.

This release includes: the addition of object-oriented programming support, more example programs, bug fixes and other changes.

Run BASIC has been announced. It is a Web-based BASIC implementation built upon Liberty BASIC.

Gambas 1.9.47 has been released. Gambas is a development environment and BASIC-like language implementation with object-oriented extensions.

This release includes: debugger improvements, new components, a new example, plus other changes and fixes.

BBC BASIC for Windows 5.50a has been released. It is a BBC BASIC implementation for Windows systems.

This release includes: improved Windows Vista compatibility, QUIT that has an optional exit code parameter, support for the AnimateWindow API function, support for creating console-mode executables, and other changes.

BASIC-256 0.9.1 has been released. "BASIC-256 is an easy to use version of BASIC designed to teach young children the basics of computer programming."

This release includes: development environment improvements, syntax improvements, and new and updated examples.

REAL Software, Inc. has announced that REAL World 2007: The REALbasic User's Conference will be held on May 9, 2007 in Austin, Texas.

REALbasic is an object-oriented BASIC dialect running on Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

FutureBASIC Version 4 Release 4 has been released. It is a BASIC implementation and development environment for Macintosh systems.

This release includes: compiler speed improvements, improved string support, editor improvements, plus other changes and bug fixes.