The 64 bit version of XYplorer is written in the twinBASIC programming language (actually an import of the VB6 source code and forms).
This is the first I've heard of twinBASIC. I'm happy to see it on the dev tools scene.
Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
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Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#12I recently discovered Remobjects and their development tools. Amongst other things, they create Mercury, with they describe as a modern Visual Basic that can compile for: - .Net - JVM - Android (JDK and NDK) - iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS - Windows - Linux - WebAssembly https://www.remobjects.com/elements/mercury/
Yes, Remobjects makes some nice tools. I absolutely adore their Oxygene language.
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#13VB3 was my first real intro to programming. Well, I started with C++ but abandoned it as an impatient child as describing a window in code wasn't fun.
I wish we had a new drag and drop WYSIWYG to get people interested. Put Python or Go or even Basic behind it. QT maybe? Heck make it Electron.
I'm not sure I would be where I am today without VB having existed, and it's a shame kids today don't have the same tools available.
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#14Both VB6 and FreePascal/Delphi are highly capable tools even in today's context, they just need more marketing.
> VB6 highly capable
> VB6 only available in 32-bit
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#15Microsoft has open sourced so much, I wish they would work on an effort to fully open source VB6 at least the bits they fully own and control. I have a feeling the community might rally to fill in the gaps, even if its over a few years.
I mean, look at EverQuest Online, insanely old MMO client, still has people building private servers, and even clients.
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#16I don't think being written in VB6 is actually a good reason not to use XYPlorer, which seems like a capable tool, but this page doesn't seem really reassuring? What would reassure me is knowing that there is a maintained version of VB6 for modern systems. Luckily, there apparently is such an implementation, twinBasic, and they are already using it for 64-bit releases.
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#17I used XYPlorer for about 5-6 years until I made the switch to using Linux on all my machines last year. The scripting, speed, dual panes, customization, portability between machines (i used Syncthing to sync my configs between 3 machines) on XyPlorer are phenomenal and I've sadly not been able to find a Linux native file manager that's at the same level. Dolphin comes close but even with qdbus commands it sadly not…
My one thing was “Everything by Voidtools”. It piggy backed on the NTFS index, something no tool does for Linux-native filesystems.
Does XYPlorer work with Wine?
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#18VB3 was my first real intro to programming. Well, I started with C++ but abandoned it as an impatient child as describing a window in code wasn't fun. I wish we had a new drag and drop WYSIWYG to get people interested. Put Python or Go or even Basic behind it. QT maybe? Heck make it Electron. I'm not sure I would be where I am today without VB having existed, and it's a shame kids today don't have the same tools avai…
Have a look at Gambas3 [1] it kind of continued where Vb6 stopped. It's super useful for quick GUI based software.
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#19VB3 was my first real intro to programming. Well, I started with C++ but abandoned it as an impatient child as describing a window in code wasn't fun. I wish we had a new drag and drop WYSIWYG to get people interested. Put Python or Go or even Basic behind it. QT maybe? Heck make it Electron. I'm not sure I would be where I am today without VB having existed, and it's a shame kids today don't have the same tools avai…
Even a tool like Frontpage was a game changer.
Simple website in a minute without any need to know HTML.
No free tool that does that today. Dreamweaver does, but it's paid.
Re: Is XYplorer really written in VB6?
#20Both VB6 and FreePascal/Delphi are highly capable tools even in today's context, they just need more marketing.
Yeah, I used VB5 as one of my first languages and today did half a day of VBA. Definitely enough to quickly make me want to raise my hourly rate. Esp. in that office macro editor.
Btw and totally unrelated office can now interpret VBA, (office)TypeScript and Python. Did I miss any?