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QBasic vs GW-BASIC One good thing about GW-BASIC is that it is very, very simple and is an excellent tool for teaching programming to a complete beginner. It's very, very simple. The problem is that it lacks virtually all features of a modern language, making it a poor choice for any long term programming needs. QBasic, while also very simple, does not provide many of the features you'll find in modern languages. For that reason, I highly recommend QBasic over GW-BASIC. This page documents the differences between the two languages, clarifying the advantages of using QBasic.
You may also want to read these articles from the Microsoft Knowledge Base on feature and behavior, differences between QBasic and GW-BASIC.
Specific Feature Comparison Within each major category, similar features are grouped together. Categories are placed in no particular order. Items in yellow have the same feature name, but differ somewhat in operation. Items in red are not supported in the language.
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