Re: XBasic and others [Was: With all the different versions of BASIC out there...]

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From: Michael A. Clem
Date: Sat, 07 Sep 2002 18:47

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In message <ald6d7$1noqkj$2@ID-151056.news.dfncis.de>, Phred wrote:
> In article <Wmxd9.24867$g9.70962@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>, "Vic Drastik" 
> <1234567829@bigpond.com> wrote:
> >"al c64" <mypost2001@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >news:5353262.0209030207.74c12893@posting.google.com...
> >> Which version does a beginner go for?
> >> First would anyone mind telling me why are there so many versions, it
> >> seems really confusing.
> [snip]
>
> When you see some of the pretty subtle hardware and software bugs that 
> are only found after large numbers of people have used a product, I do 
> wonder about the pitfalls hiding in products such as XBasic, Liberty 
> Basic, Power Basic, and the rest of them with a user base probably one 
> or two orders of magnitude less than the mainstream products.
> 
> But I always was a worrier.  8-)
> 
> 
> Cheers, Phred.
> 

  User-base is only one factor.  Price is also a factor, especially for a
*beginner*.  If a beginner starts getting good and/or serious about their
programming, then they choose a different language or version of a language
that better suits their needs.
  Besides, wouldn't learning to deal with the bugs make you a better, more
knowledgeable programmer?  ;-)

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