Dexter writes:
> Well, I now have some semblance of a platform to do programming on - a QXL > and SMSQ. > > I'm looking to catch up with you people who never left, and this means > spending yet more cash on software! (So far, this venture has cost me a > small fortune, my wife is getting worried!) > > I would like to get back into things programming in SBASIC. I would like > to be able to compile my results for speed reasons, and would like to take > advantage of the current standards in menus and pointers. I don't mind if > it's free or commercial software - but I would prefer something that is > easy to use and reliable over something that's more powerful but > complicated! > > What tools and utilities do you find useful? Which have the best written > manuals? > > Advice please! > > Dave > > PS: I am moving my mailing list sub back to my other email address, > because this mailbox is slower than an unexpanded QL. Once the list > maintainer notices my subscription email ;) QLiberator (commercial), EasyPTR (commercial), QD (commercial) or The Editor (PD). To build ad hoc extensions (keywords) for SBasic you need Qmac (Quanta, free?). One of the most essential Qdos/Smsq utilities, though not a programming tool, is Qpac2 (commercial). The first two will require a lot of perseverance to master! But once through the eye of the needle youll see that they are great for what they do. Turbo (PD) is also excellent for some things, but I find its limitations debilitating (barely PE-compatible; cant pass variables by reference which is particularly limiting for array operations; pedantic as a maiden aunt) Per
