This book is a bit out of date, but it contains the basics for a beginner, regrettably it is in English (A Beginner's Guide to Freebasic) https://sourceforge.net/projects/fbeginner/ I think you will find it useful. You will also find the Wiki very useful. It contains the FB Manual, which has a sect...

https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=307100#p307100 .... Are there open-source compilers for Basic? I mean, I wouldn't want to spend money, and I use Linux. I don't know much about Basic. well, I launched my Artix VM and after updating I did pacman -Ss basic and surprise!, among the item...

https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=307100#p307100 .... Are there open-source compilers for Basic? I mean, I wouldn't want to spend money, and I use Linux. I don't know much about Basic. well, I launched my Artix VM and after updating I did pacman -Ss basic and surprise!, among the item...

Most programming languages are rather similar, like QBasic and FreeBASIC... It's even not SO difficult to "learn" another one, the bad news is: in parts because they are a kind of simplified English. And the difference between QBasic and FreeBASIC may also feel like between BASIC and C to...

srvaldez wrote: ↑Apr 16, 2025 14:48 for GUI applications you could use FLTK- C-1.3.3 for FreeBASIC by D.J.Peters https://www.freebasic.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24547
it has quite a number of examples

Okay, thanks a lot, I'll take a look at it.

You can't really use Qt from FB. It might be possible to use QtQuick (QML) through a C binding but not the traditional widget-based system that's similar to GTK. The biggest downside to Qt is it's very much a full C++ toolkit (relying on template classes), so interfacing with it from other language...

srvaldez wrote: ↑Apr 15, 2025 22:31 Macro, I invite you to join the FB Discord channel https://discord.gg/mfP2QRQX
you probably will get quicker responses there
what's your native language?

Ok, I just joined, and my language is Spanish, I also speak Esperanto, but... I highly doubt I'll find someone who speaks it.

bfuller wrote: ↑Apr 15, 2025 21:57 Did you already find the WIKI and this?

https://www.freebasic.net/wiki/LangQB

No, I hadn't found it

My Questions: Compatibility: How similar is FreeBASIC to QBasic? Can I reuse QBasic code/logic directly, or are there major differences? Learning Logic: Will practicing with QBasic help me build foundational skills for FreeBASIC, or am I learning "obsolete habits"? Pitfalls: Are there QBa...

Hi everyone! I’m a self-taught beginner trying to learn programming logic with FreeBASIC, but I’m struggling due to the language barrier. Since most FreeBASIC documentation is in English (and even AI translations confuse my "Z80 brain" 😅), I’ve turned to QBasic for guidance. Though outdate...

Regarding GTK what operating system? On Linux, development packages are usually installed through the distro's package manager. I believe FB's include files support GTK2 (obsolete now) and GTK3. Windows is a bit more complicated and it's been maybe 15 years since I last tried to bundle up a GTK app...

Hi, I cannot help with GTK. There are a few examples shipped with freebasic, see: https://github.com/freebasic/fbc/tree/master/examples/GUI/GTK%2B I can not say how useful they are. I have to install some libraries first. Concerning compiling, you can do: fbc main.bas utils.bas gui.bas -x myprogram...

dafhi wrote: ↑Apr 13, 2025 22:27 .bi files usually contain thinks like declare function, while .bas have the function with the algorithm & contents

' Main.bas
#include "util.bas"

Okay, thank you very much. I think I have a better understanding of how these things work.

Hello again! I’m back with another FreeBasic question that’s been puzzling me. I’ve been trying to combine multiple .bas files into a single executable. I think I grasp the role of .bi files (headers for declarations?), but I’m completely lost on how to properly link my .bas files together. Do I nee...

Hi everyone! I’m a beginner programmer trying to set up FreeBasic in Neovim. Normally, I code in Neovim with Lazy and VimPlug as my plugin managers, but I’m still learning the ropes. While searching for tools to make FreeBasic coding easier, I stumbled upon this plugin. Unfortunately, I’m completely...