Jagossel wrote:
> I am trying to write a program using FreeBASIC and I hit a limitation that
> causes me to consider another langauge to get past said FreeBASIC limitation.
> The program that I'm writing is a DOS program and a side project. At the momen
t
> I have two options available: C++ (either DJGPP or Open Watcom) or Free Pascal
.
>
> Any recommendations for someone who's used to BASIC in DOS? I have no plans of
> using graphics, the program is only going to be in text mode only.
If you don't need a compiled end product you could use PERL which is easy to use
and has tons of modules to allow you to write portable code. PERL will handle al
l
the memory management for you and will probably be a shorter learning curve than
using C or C++.
I found PERL very quick to learn and easy to use...it's probably what stopped me
learning C :)
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