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I did my first (and only :-)) commercial program with Turbo Basic. I was pretty young so I didn't understand that Turbo Pascal would have been a better idea, bu

by wiz21c 4y ago

I did my first (and only :-)) commercial program with Turbo Basic. I was pretty young so I didn't understand that Turbo Pascal would have been a better idea, but anyway, Turbo Basic was just a massive step ahead when you were coming from GW Basic. The editor was quite good and the speed/compilation time were just form the future. I was blown away. And there were no line numbers (a huge progress at that time !) ) :-)

pjmlp 4y ago
Yes, my entry into Turbo Basic was helped by this book, https://www.amazon.com/Using-Turbo-BASIC-M-James/dp/1850580987 https://www.amazon.com/Using-Turbo-BASIC-M-James/dp/18505809... One reason I get sour with C, is because I was tainted with having the opportunity to do system level stuff Turbo Basic and Turbo Pascal languages and environments before getting acquainted with C. So I learned to use a lighter before having to deal with creating fire with sticks, thanks Borland.