TwinBasic

[VB6 Programming]

For those not on Github, here is the latest twinBASIC roadmap...

twinBASIC ROADMAP
Dates given are tentative and subject to change. Only the major issues are listed here. Smaller feature requests will be implemented when most appropriate.


2022-Q2 (APR-JUN)

• Add the WebView2 control, plus built-in high performance web-server
• Allow to import VB6 forms and controls
• Add missing controls from WinNativeForms package, and finish all remaining basic controls, e.g. PictureBox, DirListBox, etc (Support for VB forms)
• Add the missing features to the new IDE, e.g. rename-refactoring and Test Explorer
• Finish ActiveX control creation support (fix green in dev, fix other hosts support)
• Support use of third-party ActiveX controls in tB forms

2022-Q3 (JUL-SEP)

• Complete the missing App object methods
• Support optimized builds, using the LLVM backend compiler (only available to paid subscribers)
• Start Analysis Extension API
• Support full inheritance

2022-Q4 (OCT-DEC)

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

2023-Q1 (JAN-MAR)

• Support Edit & Continue
• 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)