All releases of BASIC-256

0.9.2

01 Mar 2007 12:57

Release Notes: This release fixes a number of bugs and adds anonymous arrays, improved translations, documentation, and examples. A SOUND command is in progress, but not complete for all versions.

0.9.1

08 Dec 2006 21:27

Release Notes: This version adds a syntax highlighter to the editor, a variable watch window to the debugger, syntax improvements, and new and updated examples.

0.9

26 Nov 2006 19:39

Release Notes: The user interface has been redesigned and enhanced, file access commands have been added to the language, and a "poly" function to draw complex shapes has been added, along with three new string manipulation functions. The build process has been streamlined and reduced to two commands.

0.8

09 Nov 2006 09:32

Release Notes: This release adds a step-through debugger, numerous user interface enhancements in the editor, a PAUSE command that halts execution for a specified time with sub-second precision, a LINE command that draws lines in the graphics output, and various bugfixes. With this release, the project has changed its name from KidBASIC to BASIC-256 to avoid confusion with another project.

0.7

29 Oct 2006 05:35

Release Notes: This version fixes a number of outstanding bugs, adds internationalization support, and adds a number of menu options, including a fully functional edit menu.

0.6

19 Oct 2006 11:22

Release Notes: This release adds a number of mathematical functions: sin, cos, tan, abs, rand, floor, ceil, and int. Also included is a string() function to convert numerical values to strings. Performance has been enhanced, and there is now an option to save the compiled bytecode to a file.

0.5

16 Oct 2006 19:23

Release Notes: This release adds significant features, including numerical and string arrays, and the logical operators AND, OR, XOR, and NOT. More examples have been added, and tutorials have been updated to incorporate the new features.

0.4.1

12 Oct 2006 00:12

Release Notes: Since version 0.3, performance and stability under Linux and Unix systems has been significantly enhanced. New graphical functions are available, and the keyboard can be tested to see which key is being pressed. This release allows simple video games, like pong and breakout, to be programmed. More examples have been included and tutorials have been updated to incorporate the new features.

0.3

06 Oct 2006 05:44

Release Notes: This version removes line numbers from the syntax entirely, with labels replacing them. Tutorials have been updated, and new examples are included.