01-18-2026, 05:37 PM
I actually see it the other way around. AI doesn’t make QB64PE users obsolete — it can make us more productive. Not instantly and not magically, but step by step: faster prototyping, quicker refactors, more examples, more small libraries, and less time wasted on repetitive work. If the tooling and ecosystem improve, growth usually follows.
So I’m not too worried about what QB64PE “doesn’t have.” Complaining won’t build anything. If I need something, I’d rather try to write it (or help write it).
And credit where it’s due: once you’ve tried to build something that’s truly compatible across 32/64-bit Windows and 64-bit Linux, you quickly realize how much hard engineering is behind it. I’m grateful the developers have done that work.
So I’m not too worried about what QB64PE “doesn’t have.” Complaining won’t build anything. If I need something, I’d rather try to write it (or help write it).
And credit where it’s due: once you’ve tried to build something that’s truly compatible across 32/64-bit Windows and 64-bit Linux, you quickly realize how much hard engineering is behind it. I’m grateful the developers have done that work.