...ASIL nearly died then as the compiler technology wasn't up to the job. Now, I figure those compilers might be able to do the job. ASIL now incorporates features from C++, C#, modern BASICs, and Java.
Yet, if you look at sample code, it clearly isn't any of those. In fact, even though it's "derived from BASIC", it's relationship to modern BASIC dialects like VB is more like a very distant cousin. You might have troubles calling "BASIC" once you see sample code.
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