twinBASIC roadmap

[VB6 Programming]

twinBASIC ROADMAP

A new roadmap for the twinBASIC programming language development has been released.

Dates given are tentative and subject to change.

2024-Q1 (JAN-MAR)

• Add MDI Forms support
• Finalize UserContol / ActiveX support
• Finish all remaining basic controls
• Complete the missing App object methods
• Add Printer/Printers support
• Add the missing features to the new IDE, e.g. rename-refactoring and Test Explorer

2024-Q2 (APR-JUN)

• Finish LLVM support, for optimized builds (only available to paid subscribers)
• v1 Release Candidate builds available within this period

VERSION 1 RELEASE

• Tentative Release Date: 1st July 2024

See full details here... twinBASIC 12-MONTH ROADMAP (github.com)

[VB6 Programming]

twinBASIC ROADMAP

After release 1 the following will be implemented....

2024-Q3 (JUL-SEP)

• Start Analysis Extension API
• Support full inheritance
• Add full vbWatchdog support
• Add multi-threading syntax support
• Start cross-platform support for x86/x64 Linux/Mac (only available to paid Ultimate Edition subscribers)

2024-Q4 (OCT-DEC)

• Start cross-platform support for ARM Linux/Mac/Android (only available to paid Ultimate Edition subscribers)
• Start of reimplementation of all remaining VB6 shipped controls, such as Winsock, MAPI, Adodc, DataGrid, MSCOMM, etc
• Support ActiveX controls on tB forms with unmatched bitness, using a proxy-process (e.g. 64-bit app using a 32-bit ActiveX control)

See full details here... twinBASIC 12-MONTH ROADMAP (github.com)

[VB6 Programming]

Wayne has shown us a preview of the new layout of the twinBASIC IDE.

The layout will be easier to customise.

• all panels can now be closed/shown individually
• the toolbar is also now docked and movable
• dragging the title bar of a panel brings it into "floating" mode.
• Using the grab icon brings it back into docked mode

https://discord.com/channels/9276381...62554213834854

[yereverluvinuncleber]

All xxxxxtreeeemly good. More on the roadmap, please keep it updated.

[vbrad]

That IDE layout looks really nice!

[VB6 Programming]

Here is a preview of the new twinBASIC IDE menus.

For more details see https://discord.com/channels/9276381...11825712197683

[xiaoyao]

can add Language packs for different countries-?

The best project is to make a multi-file model
use the same as the project file name.
For example, modules and classes can be shared with Vb6.
*.class,*.bas

I want to put some frequently used modules in a directory where different projects can reference them.

Rather than copying every module to every project.

[fafalone]

Multi-language support would be a post-v1 thing that has no formal plans right now, other than everyone pretty much agrees it should be done. It's not currently set up in a way that would make it easy.

Having external file support like a .vbp is a planned v1.0 feature, so should be coming fairly soon.


Edit: Due to so many requests, this has changed since I made this post, and localization work should begin prior to 1.0.

[VB6 Programming]

Here are more teasers from Wayne of the official new IDE...

In dark theme


and light theme