I`ve been using Blitz since V2 came out all those years ago, and it`s great to see Bernd Roesch carrying on bugfixing, developing and generally improving it.
As a language, it`s great. You can use any shared libraries you like, (so opening up the Amiga OS to all sorts of fun and games).In fact, I tend to use it as a cross between C and Basic.
You`d be suprised how quick you can knock up small apps with it. As with all languages, you need to spend some time getting used to the syntax and commands, but it`s time well spent.
There`s still an active mailing list going on, so any problems or questions can usually be answered fairly easily.
I wouldn`t count on it being 100% compatible with the PC version of Blitz though, cos the minute you start using OS API calls or shared libraries instead of the built in commands you`ve lost it.
Anyway, it`s now free so what have you got to loose?
