You’ve been coding in *Basic for a while now, you feel you know it all and there’s nothing else to get from it. Well, that wouldn’t be a strange scenario, it happens to anyone who has been misled into the programming world to begin with!

The problem with the Basic languages is that they were conceived as a learning step and nothing else. Some of them try to stretch the bar, failing miserably in the process.

Now, don’t get me wrong I like them, But they’re not a world-class programming environment nor language nor compiler. Why else do you think that no one hires for *Basic?, because it practically doesn’t exist in the real world.

As a learning tool if it served it’s purpose then applaud and make yourself a favor: move on.

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