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FutureBASIC

FutureBasic is a free BASIC compiler for Apple Inc.'s Macintosh. It consists of an integrated development environment (IDE), editor, project manager, etc. for both Intel and Apple Silicon microprocessors. Since 1 January 2008, the package has contained a translator, FBtoC, that converts the FutureBasic syntax to C and automatically calls Apple's clang compiler. No knowledge of C is required. FutureBasic supports access to Mac OS library calls.

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Article summary

FutureBasic is a free BASIC compiler for Apple Inc.'s Macintosh. It consists of an integrated development environment (IDE), editor, project manager, etc. for both Intel and Apple Silicon microprocessors. Since 1 January 2008, the package has contained a translator, FBtoC, that converts the FutureBasic syntax to C and automatically calls Apple's clang compiler. No knowledge of C is required. FutureBasic supports access to Mac OS library calls.

Key claims

  1. release date: 1999 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328057989

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.