[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/24/2018 2:42 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 01/24/2018 02:34 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 1/24/2018 12:26 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>>> On 01/24/2018 11:47 AM, DaveFroble wrote:
>>>> While not very good at performance, compiler wasn't written for 
>>>> performance, Basic can do most of that stuff very well, and much more.
>>>>
>>>> Much the same comparison can be made with your "bus off a cliff" 
>>>> comment, when looking at "the professionals" here and their attitude 
>>>> toward Basic, right?
>>>
>>> Given what it was designed for BASIC was never taken seriously.  Even
>>> after ANSIfication it was still not overly practical as most versions
>>> were interpreted and not compiled.
>>
>> Hmmm.
>>
>> Basic went compiled even on PC's around 1990.
>>
>> GW-Basic and QBasic were interpreted.
>>
>> But QuickBasic 1985 could optionally compile.
>>
>> TurboBasic 1989 compiled.
>>
>> VB 1991 compiled.
>>
>> Long time ago.
> 
> Are you even aware of how many different versions of BASIC there
> still are around today?  Many micro-controllers still run on
> basic.  Other (non-COTS) systems still ship running BASIC.

OK.

But does it really matter if those "thingies" run
Basic interpreted?

Arne