Then you would love its extension that does almost everything --- VISUAL BASIC .NET
It's very popular and used by millions of developers.
I miss BASIC. B-) If I had the time, (I have lots of issues, Mom passed away, need to unload the house and find an apartment, etc) there is a side of me that wants to drag out my old Apple //e and TI-99/4A and putter around with them for a while.