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Also known as fbc

Key facts

Programming language.name
FreeBASIC
Programming language.logo
Fblogo.gif
Programming language.screenshot
FreeBasic help.png
Programming language.paradigm
Procedural, object-oriented
Programming language.designer
Andre Victor
Programming language.developer
The FreeBASIC Development Team
Programming language.latest release version
1.10.1
Programming language.typing
Static
Programming language.influenced by
QuickBASIC, C
Programming language.operating system
MS-DOS, FreeBSD, Linux, Microsoft Windows
Programming language.license
GNU GPLv2+, Standard libraries licensed under the GNU LGPLv2+

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Wikidata facts

Platform
AArch64
Official website
www.freebasic.net
Image
FreeBasic help.png
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file extension
bi
typing discipline
strong typing
software version identifier
1.10.1
operating system
FreeBSD
inception
2004-00-00
programmed in
Q42979
Commons gallery
FreeBASIC
source code repository URL
github.com/freebasic/fbc
software quality assurance
continuous integration
influenced by
QBasic
programming paradigm
object-oriented programming
Commons category
FreeBASIC
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Compiler features
  • Syntax
  • Graphics library
  • Language dialects
  • Example code
  • References
  • External links

FreeBASIC is a free and open source multiplatform compiler and programming language based on BASIC licensed under the GNU GPL for Microsoft Windows, protected-mode MS-DOS (DOS extender), Linux, FreeBSD and Xbox. The Xbox version is no longer maintained.

According to its official website, FreeBASIC provides syntax compatibility with programs originally written in Microsoft QuickBASIC (QB). Unlike QuickBASIC, however, FreeBASIC is a command line only compiler, unless users manually install an external integrated development environment (IDE) of their choice.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “FreeBASIC” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.