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## Introduction
MY-BASIC is a lightweight cross-platform easy extendable BASIC interpreter written in pure C with less than twenty thousand lines of source code. MY-BASIC is a dynamic typed programming language. It supports structured grammar, and implements a style of OOP called [prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming) paradigm, furthermore it offers a functional programming ability with [lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function). It is aimed to be either an embeddable scripting language or a standalone interpreter. The core is very lightweight; all in a C source file and an associated header file; simpleness of source file layout and tightness dependency make it extraordinarily tough. Anyone even C programming newbies could learn how to use it and add new scripting interfaces in five minutes. It's able to easily combine MY-BASIC with an existing project in C, C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, C# and many other languages. Script driven can make your projects more powerful, elegant and neat. It's also able to learn how to build an interpreter from scratch with MY-BASIC, or build your own dialect easily based on it.
MY-BASIC is a lightweight cross-platform easy extendable BASIC interpreter written in pure C with less than twenty thousand lines of source code. MY-BASIC is a dynamic typed programming language. It supports structured grammar, and implements a style of OOP called [prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming) paradigm, furthermore it offers a functional programming ability with [lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function). It is aimed to be either an embeddable scripting language or a standalone interpreter. The core is very lightweight; all in a C source file and an associated header file; simpleness of source file layout and tightness dependency make it extraordinarily tough. Anyone even C programming newbies could learn how to use it and add new scripting interfaces in five minutes. It's able to easily combine MY-BASIC with an existing project in C, C++, Java, Objective-C, Swift, C# and many other languages. Script driven can make your projects more powerful, elegant and neat. It's also able to learn how to build an interpreter from scratch with MY-BASIC, or build your own interpreter easily based on it.
"MY-" could be understood literally as "My" or "Make Your", depends on you.
"MY-" in the name could be understood literally as "My" or "Make Your", depends on you.
## Compatibility
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## Main features
MY-BASIC is a dynamic typed programming language with BASIC syntax and has a very dynamic nature; it makes it easy to use and flexible. MY-BASIC offers a wide range of features including:
MY-BASIC is a dynamic typed programming language with BASIC syntax and has a very dynamic nature; it makes it flexible and easy to use. MY-BASIC offers a wide range of features including:
* It is totally **free** to use MY-BASIC for individual or commercial purpose under the MIT license
* Written in clean **ANSI C**, source code is portable for a dozen of platforms
* It is totally **free** to use MY-BASIC for commercial or noncommercial purpose under the MIT license
* Written in clean **ANSI C**, source code is portable to a dozen of platforms
* **Lightweight** (within memory usage less than 128KB), fast, and cuttable
* With both retro and modern BASIC syntax
* Case-insensitive tokenization, and many other indelible BASIC feelings
* [Unicode support](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki/Support-for-Unicode)
* **[Prototype-based programming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype-based_programming)** (OOP) paradigm, with reflection support
* **[Lambda abstraction](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anonymous_function)** enhanced functional programming
* **Dynamic typed** Integer, Real, String, Boolean, User Defined Data Types, etc. with Array support
* **Dynamic typed** integer, real, string, boolean, usertype, etc. with array support
* Standard numeric functions, and standard string functions
* Referenced usertype support
* Collection implementation and manipulation functions for **`LIST`** and **`DICT`**
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Come along with a traditional "Hello World" script in MY-BASIC:
~~~~~~~~~~bas
print "What is your name: "
input n$
input "What is your name: ", n$
def foo(a, b)
return a + " " + b + " by " + n$ + "."
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## [Interpreter workflow diagram](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/wiki/Interpreter-workflow-diagram)
It's necessary to know some principle of MY-BASIC before doing deep customization; nothing is better than a workflow diagram to get a first impression.
It's necessary to know some principle of MY-BASIC before doing deep customization; nothing's better than a workflow diagram to get a first impression.
![](https://github.com/paladin-t/my_basic/blob/master/interpreter%20workflow%20diagram.png)
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## Support the MY-BASIC project
You can support MY-BASIC development with a donation:
You can support MY-BASIC development with a donation (no registration is required to donate with PayPal):
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