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Line 5: \|parampass=both \|exec=machine \|gc=noyes \|site=http://~~4toc~~www.brilorsoftware.com/fb~~/index.htm~~ \|tags=futurebasic}} {{language programming paradigm\|procedural}} {{implementation\|BASIC}} [[File:FutureBasicIcon.png\|64px\|top]] FutureBasic began life as Zbasic, a commercial variant of [[BASIC]] for the early Macintoshes, but has grown far beyond that into a mature freeware IDE that, through its FBtoC translator, can be used to compile C and Objective-C [[object-oriented]] code using the clang compiler included with an Xcode installation. It is excellent as a educational tool and for fast prototyping -- especially in Objective-C (Cocoa) by those who prefer programmatic code without the overhead of Xcode. Among its enthusiasts are commercial developers, engineers, professors, doctors, musicians, writers and a host of amateurs who program with FB for the sheer joy of it. == FutureBasic Home Page & Download == http://www.brilorsoftware.com/fb Here is where you can download your freeware copy of the FutureBasic IDE for ~~Macintosh~~ macOS X 10.13 and newer, along with detailed installation instructions;, programming examples; and other information. On 1 January 2008, Staz Software announced FB as4 would be freeware and all FB versions since then have also. Downloads and their executables are freeware, but FB 7's source code and rights of distribution are reserved to the authors (now the FBtoC team ). The IDE is continuously being improved. FB 7.x builds macOS 64-bit Cocoa applications and command-line tools. Older FB versions offor ~~FB that create~~creating 32-bit Carbon apps are ~~still~~ available at on the FB web site but ~~not~~aren't supported. The FB 7 IDE consists of a syntax-aware editor, project manager and internally translates ( formerly FBtoC ) FB code into C/Objective-C code. ~~The~~clang ~~translation is~~LLVM then ~~compiled with~~compiles the ~~clang system~~translated ~~compiler~~source. Here's a sample program: Line 56 ⟶ 59: ZBasic acquired a devoted following of developers who praised its ease of use and the tight, fast code produced by the compiler (a legendary labor involving extensive use of hand-built 68K assembly language code and the brainchild of Andrew Gariepy). In 1992, Zedcor Inc., the company of the Gariepy brothers Andy, Mike, Peter and friends based in Tucson, Arizona ~~presented~~ announced their reworked compiler called FutureBASIC. In 1995 Staz Software, led by Chris Stasny based in Diamondhead, Miss., acquired the rights to market FutureBASIC. Stasny started this business with an upgraded version, namely FBII, and with his own development, the Program Generator (PG PRO), a CASE tool. Line 72 ⟶ 75: A team of skilled developers who worked on the FB editor, who were also tutored at Purves' knee on his pet FB project, the FBtoC translator, continued his work keeping the Macintosh's oldest compiler viable for a new generation of coders and Apple's macOS changes. CocoaUI, a collection of header classes brought Apple's Cocoa( Foundation + AppKit ) to FB, and a fast 64-bit Editor offering syntax highlighting, line numbers and variety of programmer conveniences have since been added to the IDE. When Apple released Macs running on the ARM M1 chips in early 2021, FB and FBtoC were integrated into a single app that ~~was~~is frequently updated towith ~~allow~~new features. The most recent version allows Universal code to be compiled onas ~~both~~standalone ~~the~~applications ~~Intel~~on M1, M2 and M1Intel ~~platforms~~Macs. FB has a small but dedicated group of programmers ranging from amateurs to commercial developers. For more information visit the FB home page at: Line 83 ⟶ 86: [http://www.brilorsoftware.com/fb/pages/support.html FB Support List] ==Todo== * [https://rosettacode.org/wiki/Tasks_not_implemented_in_FutureBasic Tasks not implemented in FutureBasic]