Learn QBASIC with Real Code Examples

QBasic is free and educational

Commercial use historically limited to DOS utilities

Mostly used today for learning or retro projects

No modern monetization ecosystem

Supports learning foundational programming skills

Legacy status, no active development

Emulated via DOSBox for modern systems

Education-focused adaptations in online IDEs

Teaching logic and algorithms via retro programming

Reference for understanding procedural programming history

Modern application development

Web or mobile programming

Large-scale software or enterprise apps

Object-oriented programming exercises

Projects requiring advanced graphics or networking

QBasic is a beginner-friendly procedural programming language for DOS.

Supports loops, conditionals, subroutines, file I/O, and simple graphics.

Primarily used for learning programming concepts and small DOS applications.

Lightweight IDE allows interactive coding and debugging.

Now mostly used for educational purposes or retro computing.

Is QBasic free? -> Yes, distributed with MS-DOS and Windows 95/98.

Can QBasic run on modern systems? -> Yes, via DOSBox.

Does QBasic support graphics? -> Yes, basic 2D graphics commands.

Can QBasic create executable files? -> Yes, compile to EXE in DOS.

Is QBasic still used? -> Rarely, mostly for education and nostalgia.