Author: David Dory
Date: 20:41:44 02/05/04
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On February 05, 2004 at 18:38:25, Mark Ryan wrote: >On February 05, 2004 at 15:07:32, William H Rogers wrote: > >>Least we not forget that Basic came right out of Fortran. It was considered a >>sub-set of that language and it too, is still alive today. >>Bill :) > >Yup. QBasic is my programming language. Unfortunately I have become >increasingly frustrated by its environment limits. Maybe it's time I moved up >to a more powerful language. > >Mark You'll like the C language, except for string handling (which you should do a minimum of with a chess program anyway). There are some versions of BASIC (like XBASIC) which boast better speed by translating into C, rather than using a BASIC translator. Whether that is a good mid-point, or a half-assed compromise, is entirely a matter of personal preferences. I miss the "every sub on a different page", and syntax ease, and no need to compile or link, before you run any changes to the program. You have to like C for it's speed, and broad-based support on the web, in books, etc. If you go very easy on the pointers and stick to procedural, rather than object oriented coding, you'll have a minimum of trouble getting started. You do have to get comfortable with the semi-colon key and keeping those darn curly braces, lined up just right. Good luck, Dave
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