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    10-Jul-90  20:28:55
Sb: #4955-#Is Basic out of date?
Fm: Mike Knudsen 72467,1111
To: Floyd Resler 72500,2572 (X)

Sorry, I take the opposite view -- Basic09 is great for quick throwaway
programs, but for big, serious efforts, you need C. My feelings stem from the
lack of global variables and macros and constatns in B09, its fascist type
checking, and the deep breaths you take whenever daring to use any object-code
routines (tho I've learned to beat that by LOADing gfx2, inkey, etc.).

Oh yes, no pointers in B09 either.  Even Pascal (blechh) has those. Of course
this is all my personal opinions, grin.  --mike k

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