[Coco] C VS Basic Coco

[Ty Sopko]

Hi Salvador,

I will throw my hat into the ring, but not to debate merits of languages -- you are correct, it would be endless.  I feel it is an unfair comparison if you do not compare generational differences.

I use a modern flavor of BASIC (PowerBASIC or PB) for most needs, professional and otherwise.  It in no way resembles CoCo BASIC.  My startup has a simulator written in it that, if printed, fills 800+ pages.  Sorry for the odd metric, it is the only one I have as it is the easiest to convey to investors.  Bottom line -- PB scales.

It is a wonderful sort of hybrid -- somewhere between C, C++, and C# but with the flexibility of BASIC.

C, on the other hand, has not changed much since K&R.  (For the record, I use C99 and C11 on the job and off.  PB is still my first choice for most tasks.)

Ty


-----Original Message-----
From: Coco [mailto:coco-bounces at maltedmedia.com] On Behalf Of Salvador Garcia via Coco
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2018 5:41 PM
To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts
Cc: Salvador Garcia
Subject: Re: [Coco] C VS Basic Coco

 C vs BASIC
Each language has is purpose and its time. BASIC introduced millions to programming with an inexpensive mainstream computer as the only resource.
I believe that any current programming professional can see the flaws inherent to BASIC, much like many saw flaws in C thus giving birth to C++ which in turn gave birth to modern languages such as Java, C# and others. We can endlessly discuss prog lang X vs prog lang Y, but cannot ignore the contributions that each made. Regards.

   
  

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