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REALbasic Linux IDE Public Beta Available

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the it-all-seems-so-basic dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A brand-new visual development environment for Linux is in public beta now. REALbasic 2005 for Linux Standard Edition will be available for free when it ships in August. The company has also done away with their email registration requirement. Download the public beta now from REAL Software."

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  1. REALbasic iz gude. by Blacken00100 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Yes, it's a lot like VB, and yes, it's very, very odd, but it's an extremely useful programming tool. Recommended to anyone who needs quick and dirty cross-platform work.

  2. Re:Yeah, this is what we want... by seweso · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Well basic was very important for Microsoft. Linux should become more accesible to more people if it wishes to compete. Not every programmer is as good but not every program has to be very good. For RAD these tools are very capable. Personally I loved how fast you could build an application in MS Access. To each its own