"Visual Basic for Linux" available for download now
Sep 28th, 20:38 UTC
Phoenix Object Basic is a unique object-oriented RAD
tool for Linux. It combines the expressive power of object-oriented languages like Python and Perl with the familiarity and ease of use of Visual Basic. Janus Software is happy to announce the immediate release of
Phoenix Object Basic, a Linux native Rapid Application
Development tool, that combines "visual programming"
with the familiar Basic programming language. VB developers will
feel at home immediately with Phoenix.
Recent market research has shown that there are about 7.5
million active VB developers and that around 40% of those
developers want to develop for Linux this year. We are happy to
be the first to market with a package that precisely meets their
needs. It gives us great pleasure to be able to invite some 3
million developers to join the Linux community and be part of the
Open Source revolution.
Deploy your Visual Basic skills on Linux
with Phoenix
Phoenix Object Basic is a unique object-oriented RAD
tool for Linux. It combines the expressive power of object-oriented languages like Python and Perl with the familiarity and ease of use of Visual Basic. Phoenix allows developers with Visual Basic experience to start developing for Linux without having to face a steep learning curve: Phoenix uses the familiar visual design paradigm and has a full implementation of the Basic language.
The highlights:
- Rapid Application Development for Linux
- Very short learning curve for VB developers
- Data aware
- Fully object-oriented: use inheritance and polymorphism
- Small executables, Fast execution
- Cross platform
Use your experience and build on your existing VB code base to
create Linux solutions:
- Easily build Linux GUI applications
- Quickly build a graphical user interface for your
existing Linux application
- Integrate your company with the Internet:
- Linux is the ideal web server platform
- Phoenix is ideal for creating the "glue"
business logic
- Create stable "server closet" business logic
applications starting from your current code
License
Janus Software is a firm believer in Open Source software, but
Phoenix is not currently Open Source. The Phoenix code base has
evolved over a seven year time frame and during that time some
code has been included under license from third parties. The
conditions of these licenses force us to place Phoenix under a
classical, closed source license.
We do not believe in software "with the hood welded shut"
and are working hard to remove the third party components. We
trust that we can share the source code of Phoenix with the user
community in the first quarter of 2001. Until such time, Phoenix
is available under a shareware license.
Further information and downloading Phoenix
Further information, including screenshots of Phoenix in
action, can be found at the Janus website:
http://www.janus-software.com
On the website are detailed instructions for downloading and
installing Phoenix Object Basic. Several leading distributors
will include Phoenix Object Basic with their distributions,
starting this Fall, and we expect several more to join the
bandwagon soon.
About Janus Software
Janus Software's mission is to bring easy to use, powerful
applications to Linux that combine the best elements from the
Unix and Windows traditions. Janus Software works with partners
throughout the US and the EU in order to fulfil this mission.
Janus Software takes its name from a god in the Roman pantheon:
Janus was the god associated with windows, doors and bridges.
Janus had two faces, one looking towards the past and one looking
towards the future.
Janus Software can be reached at:
Legal notice:
"Phoenix Object Basic" and "Phoenix" are
trademarks of Janus Software. "Linux" is a registered
trademark of Linus Torvalds. "VB" and "Visual
Basic" are registered trademarks of Microsoft. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
(Submitted by Amy Stolze of Janus Software)
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