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psyjax:
There is a real great BASIC calld Chipmunk-Basic:

http://www.rahul.net/rhn/basic/

On the mac, it's real fun to play with. There is a Linux version too and is open source. It is rather advanced compared to old basic.

I have not used the Linux version, but if it is like the Mac version, then this program fetures limited OOP, sprite manager (for 2d games and stuff), no line numbers, a full GUI editor, debuger, and even some scripting capabilities.

It is by no means a development environment, but it's the best BASIC around IMO.

Any takers?

voidmain:
I just downloaded it and wrote a simple little basic program. Ran without a problem. You're right though, it wouldn't be a development environment. Good find. It is probably the best one I've seen yet though that runs in Linux.

dbl221:
It has been my painfull experience that once you learn one
programming language you can learn another easier.

That the VB transition will be hard...but keep at it
the more you learn the more you will love Linux.

jtpenrod:

quote: But my only question is, does Linux have a BASIC or a programming language similar to Visual Basic available? It's the only language I know and I don't have the time to learn a new one.
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Sorry, no VB for Liunx. However, I would suggest Python. Like BASIC, this is an intrepreted language. Furthermore, it's object oriented, and the syntax it nice and clean, The learning curve isn't all that steep. And you can get FxPy or QtPy that will allow you to write graphical apps with it. It's a good way to get into Linux programming. Not only that, Python shares some similarities with C++, so that won't be completely foriegn to you should you decide to pick it up later. Which, of course, you'll want to do if you get into programming for Linux as Linux uses C and C++ heavily.

Beats the living hell out of VB too   :D  
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[ May 11, 2002: Message edited by: jtpenrod ]

markdcc:
Check out Phoenix available at
http://www.janus-software.com/
or
Revolution at
http://www.runrev.com

I haven't used either, but it may be worth looking into....

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