08-12-2023, 09:05 PM
(08-12-2023, 07:09 PM)CharlieJV Wrote: All of this got me thinking about metaprogramming macros to help convert statements/functions from one BASIC implementation to code that is GW-BASIC/QBasic/QB64PE (and BAM) compatible .It nothing really has to be compatible with GW-Basic and QBasic (beyond the compatibility of QB64pe). Maintaining compatibility with QuickBasic and QBasic is OK, but it really doesn't need to be more.
It reminds me of Netscape. Websites should also be compatible with Netscape, although its market share lay been around 1%. Pointless work for people who were unable to break away from outdated ideas but still demanded an "extra soup".