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Elvish vs PlayBasic

A side-by-side look at Elvish and PlayBasic. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Elvish

Elvish

Development

Elvish is an expressive, friendly and open shell and scripting language for Linux/UNIX. It combines the convenience of interactive shells with the programmability of scripting languages. Elvish supports handy features like pathname expansion, pipelines, redirections and variables.

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PlayBasic

PlayBasic

Games

PlayBasic is a proprietary programming language and IDE for learning and developing 2D video games. It uses a BASIC-style syntax which is easy to learn and allows for rapid game prototyping. Some key features include sprites, sounds, tiles, scrolling backgrounds and more.

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