Author Topic: A Good Basic Compiler? (Read 511 times)

Piston1337 · February 27, 2011, 02:43:59 PM

Hi, can somone give me a link to a good free basic compiler?
I am learning basic and I want to start making programs with OpenGL and a Basic language

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DrenDran · February 27, 2011, 02:44:52 PM

I wouldn't even attempt to make a program with opengl in basic.

Piston1337 · February 27, 2011, 02:46:13 PM

Why not?
Can you give me some tips for this stuff, i am new to programming

UncleNinja · February 27, 2011, 02:47:50 PM

I know I'm not being too helpful, but try Python. All the BASIC code I've ever seen is pretty ugly.

Python is interpreted though, so wherever you want to run a Python script you'll need a Python interpreter. It's cross platform though (*BSD, Linux, Mac, Windows).

Here's some Python OpenGL bindings..

EDIT: actually, there's a crapload of other Python OpenGL bindings.

Piston1337 · February 27, 2011, 02:49:18 PM

Does PyOpenGL mean that it's Python with OpenGL built in?

Sheath · February 27, 2011, 03:48:34 PM

Could've sworn the topic title was 'A Good Basic Computer'....

SeventhSandwich · February 27, 2011, 05:10:04 PM

LOLOLOLOLOLOL.

OP wants to actually make something in Basic.

UncleNinja · February 27, 2011, 05:30:12 PM

Quote from: Piston1337 on February 27, 2011, 02:49:18 PM

Does PyOpenGL mean that it's Python with OpenGL built in?

No, it's a module for Python that allows you to work with OpenGL. I've never used it, I just did an "I'm feeling lucky" search for "python opengl".

If you don't know what a module is, I would suggest going through the Python tutorial.

Blockomanian · February 27, 2011, 06:35:30 PM

at first I saw "good basic computer" then I thought "theres really no 'basic' computers"..