[Gambas-user] QtBasic = Q7Basic some interesting features

[Demosthenes Koptsis]

As i see the project so far is in baby state.

First of all it is rewritten from KBasic with some new features to Q7Basic.
It is cross platform for Linux, Mac, Windows and can make machine 
executables.

It has poor documentation, yes, and i dont know the rate of growing.

I mean that i saw KBasic from 2004 and it has poor growing rate until 
now, the docs are at the same old poor state etc.

Also it lacks of community feedback and contributions, it has no mailing 
list, just a forum and this makes the growing more difficult.

i hope that the idea to be a QtBasic, that is, a Basic binding for Qt is 
an excellent idea. It supports all objects of Qt.

Also the ability to write C++ code inside Basic code is very good feature.
You can use any C++ lib and function.

Another thing is that the project is open source with dual license, one 
is GPL and another commercial.
But for no linux os it is sold as private open source software.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/selling.html

For Linux OS is given without charge.

That is accepted and it is the commercial proposal of Stallman in order 
to make profit from open source.

For me the idea of QtBasic is so attractive and i hope to see good releases.

In comparison with Gambas, Gambas is in a mature state and is the 
working Basic for Linux so far with no serious competition, in my point 
of view.

The feature that transform Basic to C++ is very good.
If someone is a Basic Developer only that is no big deal but for a 
company which wants portabillity it can has all their project to C++ also.

The Basic developer stays in basic version with no problem.


On 06/13/2012 06:02 PM, Jussi Lahtinen wrote:
> I don't see Q7Basic as very useful idea.
> Surely it could be good tool for aid learning C++ GUI programming, if you
> already know basic.
>
> But C/C++ is good only if you need speed or you are working with resource
> restricted systems (example embedded systems) etc, for anything else higher
> level languages like Gambas are better.
> Because, example;
> - How you are supposed to debug program written with Q7Basic (if you don't
> know C++)?
> - C/C++ compilation is slow, even without conversion (Q7Basic -->  C++).
>
> Jussi
>
>
>
>
> On 13 June 2012 14:29, Demosthenes Koptsis<demosthenesk at ...626...>  wrote:
>
>> Hello i would like to inform you about a basic language perhaps you may
>> already know.
>>
>> The old KBasic is now Q7Basic
>> http://www.q7basic.org/
>>
>> This project has some nice features, it is an object oriented Basic
>> compiler which generates equivalent C++ code, managing QT widgets and
>> classes natively !
>> This means that you write in Basic language Qt code.
>> The compiler makes for you C++ files and a Qt Project that can be opened
>> in QtCreator.
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>> example for a PushButton with object name "a":
>> Signal on_a_clicked(Checked As Boolean)
>>
>>      MsgBox("on_a_clicked")
>>
>>      Dim w As QWidget = OpenWindow("window1")' returned qwidget is
>> useable when it is still open only
>>
>> End Signal
>>
>> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> It is object oriented
>> It supports polymorphism
>> It uses ui files and QtDesigner as GUI builder
>> You can use C++ libs in your Basic Source code !!!
>> and more, see the site.
>>
>> Actually has been going to be named QtBasic but this was not able due
>> some copyright laws and the project named Q7Basic.
>>
>> Benoit see it you can evaluate it better and see if there are any nice
>> features for Gambas
>>
>>
>>
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