PowerBASIC

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BASIC compiler commercial software programming language implementation

PowerBASIC is a commercial BASIC compiler for DOS and Windows known for generating fast native code and offering extensive low-level programming capabilities.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
PowerBASIC canonical 1
PowerBASIC Inc. 1
PowerBASIC for DOS 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf BASIC compiler ⓘ
commercial software ⓘ
programming language implementation ⓘ
category BASIC dialect ⓘ
DOS development tool ⓘ
Windows development tool ⓘ
designedFor BASIC programmers needing low-level control ⓘ
developer PowerBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PowerBASIC Inc.
distributionModel commercial ⓘ
feature GUI application support ⓘ
console application support ⓘ
direct Windows API access ⓘ
generates fast native code ⓘ
inline assembly support ⓘ
low-level programming capabilities ⓘ
manual memory management features ⓘ
pointer support ⓘ
static linking of executables ⓘ
hasVersion PB/CC ⓘ
PB/DLL ⓘ
PowerBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PowerBASIC for DOS

PowerBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: PowerBASIC for Windows
license proprietary ⓘ
notableFor close-to-the-metal coding style ⓘ
small, efficient executables ⓘ
operatingSystem MS-DOS ⓘ
surface form: DOS

Windows ⓘ
surface form: Microsoft Windows
predecessor Turbo Basic ⓘ
programmingLanguageFamily BASIC ⓘ
softwareType native code compiler ⓘ
supports COM programming ⓘ
DLL creation ⓘ
inline assembler ⓘ
multithreading ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ
structured programming ⓘ
targetPlatform 16-bit DOS ⓘ
32-bit Windows ⓘ
useCase maintenance of legacy DOS software ⓘ
performance-critical applications ⓘ
systems programming on Windows ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

BASIC → influenced → PowerBASIC ⓘ
PowerBASIC → developer → PowerBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PowerBASIC Inc.
PowerBASIC → hasVersion → PowerBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PowerBASIC for DOS
PowerBASIC → hasVersion → PowerBASIC self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: PowerBASIC for Windows