I am deeply grateful for the effort expended to keep FB alive. Without financial incentive for those developing FB it is logical that there is declining incentive to continue work. I do think this blunt announcement merits more explanation.

FB is important in my work  and I am concerned about the impact of this announcement. It would be helpful if more knowledgeable programmers on this list could help less skilled people like me with the following questions:

(1) Is FB likely to be compatible with OS 10.8 without major revisions?

(2) What are the transition options? Do I have to start rewriting the entire code from scratch in a new language?

(3) Is there any alternative procedural language with the simplicity of Basic?

Thanks,

Doug Stemen 


On Apr 18, 2012, at 5:28 PM, Robert Purves wrote:

> The FBtoC team has decided that development of FB from now on will be 'maintenance only'. No new features will be implemented.
> 
> Releases will continue to be provided periodically but will include only:
> - bug fixes.
> - changes for compatibility with future OS versions, to the extent possible.
> - minor improvements in translated C code.
> 
> Robert P.
> 
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