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Blitz Basic

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AtaxicWolf
AtaxicWolf
Has anyone ever heard of a language known as Blitz Basic, I use it all the time and I was wondering if anyone else does
johnhattan
johnhattan
I've heard of it.
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Bede
Bede
Yes, I used to use it quite a bit before I moved on to C++. I found it pretty good despite some annoying features.
nihonlvr
nihonlvr
I like the language. I do however feel that the effort towards C/C++ will be more beneficial in the long run.
AtaxicWolf
AtaxicWolf
yeah i've also considered that fact, however I've rented a book from the library on c++ and I tried to learn that howeveri found it an extremely difficult language to learn, what about C? is that any easier than c++?
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rip-off
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yeah i've also considered that fact, however I've rented a book from the library on c++ and I tried to learn that howeveri found it an extremely difficult language to learn, what about C? is that any easier than c++?


Basic is a family of programming languages that are very easy to learn. If you are serious about programming, their are languages more suitable for learning than c++. I hear python is good, you may want to try it out.
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