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1) It limits the user base who can run the code.  QB64 is cross-platform compatible, so BAS files can be compiled and ran on Linux, Mac, and Windows all.  Compiling and simply sharing a Windows EXE eliminates the other platform users from being able to run or test the code.

2) Many people are hesitant to run stray EXE files from the internet.  False positives are common with antiviruses and a large portion of the user base simply won't run compiled EXE programs unless they have *absolute* trust in you.  There's a *few* members here who have posted for years and years, shown themselves to be outstanding and exemplary members of the user base, and *those* fellows might get away with something like, "Hey guys, here's an EXE of something I'm working on, but I'm not ready to share the source yet..."   For most everyone else, that type of statement is just going to get the old stink eye response.

1) Eh, more people run Windows than Linux. Those who use Linux can use Wine/Bottles to run Windows EXEs. Those who use Mac are few, and those who use Mac can use Parallels. This seems moot.

2) I'll give you this one. However, most modern virus scanners are pretty good about finding and quarantining an EXE before you can execute. That is, as long as they're running a modern and updated OS and not Windows XP like an old fuddy-duddy.

In short, I have no problem with someone sharing an EXE if they don't want to distribute the code. But know that I am one of the few bad actors who would absolutely 100% distribute an EXE on the forums with code that does not match the BAS file so as to steal keystrokes while disguised as Adobe Acrobat Reader.

EDIT: Like this old code I made in a few minutes! https://qb64forum.alephc.xyz/index.php?t...#msg117888