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QB64 vs the xonsh shell

A side-by-side look at QB64 and the xonsh shell. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

QB64

QB64

Development

QB64 is a modern extended BASIC language compiler that aims for compatibility with QBasic. It allows creating native executables for Windows, Linux and macOS. QB64 includes an integrated IDE, debugger and other development tools.

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the xonsh shell

the xonsh shell

Development

The xonsh shell is a Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell language and command prompt. Xonsh has rich syntax highlighting, autocomplete, and macros that speed up your workflow.

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