Right Tool for the Job
Overview: On using BASIC in modern programming.
Since launching this website I've received many contacts from programmers, most were enthusiastic about SoftWeb-PDN being a good centralized resource for information, but a few have been disturbing.
Not that they were rude or mean spirited in any way, but because they questioned and even condemned my use of Liberty BASIC (or any BASIC) when creating software for public release.
I am a firm believer that there's a correct tool for every project, and I do use many different languages, always depending on which one I feel will benefit the project most. Sometimes that means I'll use a language that leads itself to smaller compiled executables or the fastest performance, sometimes it means I'll use the language that I feel will be easiest to accomplish the task at hand or more easy to upgrade and add on to down the road. For me, it's simply a matter of "right tool for the job" mentality.
Now, for those who have expressed the idea that nothing worth-while can or should be produced in a BASIC environment I'd like to direct you towards a free downloads site of the Liberty BASIC community where you can see and evaluate for yourself some of the fantastic software that can be produced for Windows in BASIC: www.LBDownloads.com