Thoreau BASIC 3.6

Thoreau BASIC 3.6: free 64-bit BASIC for Windows x64 and bootable x64 UEFI. Text for 4K screens, FN without parentheses, sprite visibility and pause, safe program loading with exact error lines, native JIT and multicore PARFOR.

First shown on Hacker News on 3 October 2026 as “Thoreau BASIC – What if BASIC hadn't gone out of fashion?”, where it reached 96 points and 59 comments. Read the discussion.