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Sb: #5231-Is Basic out of date?
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LANGUAGE EXTENSIONS Line numbers are optional.  QB has a call like B09's run. 
However it also has line labels which can be used in GOTO and GOSUB commands. 
It also has a very complete set of control-flow statements including DO,
WHILE...WEND, IF...THEN...ELSE, FOR...NEXT, and SELECT CASE (similar to C's
switch).

DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT

WOW.  When you singlestep through source code a highlight bar appears on the
line of code about to be executed.  You can display variables of your choice in
a debug window.  You can set breakpoints throughout the code.  Include files
are supported (like C).  The integrated editor is far superior to the one used
with BASIC09.  All these features are controlled by a system of pull-down
menu's and dialog boxes that work with either keyboard or mouse.