Basic for games only

[Coolman]

qb64 has everything you need to create utility programs. the only drawback is the size of the generated programs compared to freebasic for example.

You can use UPX for instance to reduce the size:  2000.000->650.000  (1/3~) Works fine

for console utilities often run in bash scripts several times, upx is not recommended because it slows down the program but it is a solution for other types of programs.

very simple comparison between freebasic and QB64.

freebasic - size of the compiled program : 42ko

Code: (Select All)

print "hello"
end

QB64 - size of the compiled program : 605ko

Code: (Select All)

$Console:Only
Print "hello"
End

the difference is important.