BambooBasic

Modern BASIC Programming for the 21st Century

A powerful, modern BASIC language inspired by BlitzBasic. Create games, GUI applications, and utilities with elegant syntax and blazing-fast compilation to native executables. Features DirectX 12 graphics, integrated debugger, visual GUI designer, and comprehensive Windows API support.

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Version 1.0 • Windows 11 • 64bit Only

HelloWorld.bam

; BambooBasic Sample Code

; 'Main' calling function, this is our entry to the
; application
Function Main()
    ;Print message to the console (Or output pane)
    Print "Hello World"

    ;Return false to the calling process
    ;to show there is no error.
    Return False
EndFunction

Powerful Features

Everything you need to create amazing applications

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Lightning Fast

Compiles directly to native C++ and machine code for maximum performance. No virtual machine, no interpreter overhead.

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DirectX 12 Graphics

Built-in graphics runtime with 2D primitives, image loading, text rendering, and sprite support powered by DirectX 12.

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Audio Engine

Play sounds and music with built-in support for WAV, OGG, and MP3 formats. Powered by SoLoud audio engine.

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Custom Types

Define your own data structures with custom types. Create complex data models with fields and methods for powerful object-oriented programming.

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Network Support

Built-in TCP/UDP networking for multiplayer games and networked applications. Simple API, powerful capabilities.

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Modern IDE

Integrated development environment with syntax highlighting, auto-completion, and one-click building.

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Integrated Debugger

Step through your code, inspect variables, and track the call stack. Full debugging support with breakpoints and stepping controls.

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DLL Import System

Import and use functions from any DLL. Extend BambooBasic with existing C/C++ libraries.

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BGI (Bamboo Gizmo Interface)

Create native Windows GUI applications with windows, buttons, menus, toolbars, list boxes, tree views, combo boxes, progress bars, date pickers, scrollbars, trackbars, rich text boxes, HTML viewers, and more.

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Shader Compiler

Compile shaders for production, but use HLSL source for development - the shader system handles both. Integrated shader compiler using D3DCompiler_47.DLL with example shaders included.

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Rich Documentation

Comprehensive documentation with examples covering language features and runtime commands.

See It In Action

Clean, readable syntax that gets out of your way

Variables & Types

; Variable Types

Global globalInt:Int = 10
Const constantDouble:Double = 19.99

Function Main()
    ;Create a variable to store our message
    Local message:string = "This is a string"
    Local dble:Double = 3.14159265359

    ;Print values to the console (Or output pane)
    Print globalInt
    Print constantDouble
    Print message
    Print dble

    Return False
EndFunction

Functions

; FUNCTION example

Function Main()
    ;Call our custom functions
    Print ReturnString()

    DisplayInteger(10)

    Return False
EndFunction

;Function that returns a string
Function ReturnString:String()
    Return "Hello"
EndFunction

;Function that takes an integer as a parameter
Function DisplayInteger(i:Int)
    Print i
EndFunction

Graphics

; Image Loading and Display Example

Global running:Int = True
Global img1:Int
Global img2:Int

Function Setup()
    BBR_Graphics(800,600,BBR_WINDOW_MODE_WT)
    BBR_SetWindowTitle("Image Drawing Example")

    img1 = BBR_LoadImage("BigBomb.png")
    img2 = BBR_LoadImage("leaves.png")

    BBR_SetImageMidHandle(img2)
EndFunction

Function Main()
    Setup()

    While running
        BBR_UpdateEvents()

        BBR_Cls()

        BBR_DrawImage(img1,0,0)
        BBR_DrawImage(img2,BBR_GetMouseX(), BBR_GetMouseY())

        BBR_Flip()
    Wend

    BBR_End()

    Return False
EndFunction

Arrays & Loops

;Array example
Const ARRAY_ONE_SIZE = 10

Function Main()
    ;Create a single, and multiple dimensional array
    Local arrOne:Int[ARRAY_ONE_SIZE]
    Local arrTwo:String[20][20]

    ;Add some values to various elements
    arrOne[0] = 10
    arrOne[5] = 23

    arrTwo[0][0] = "Hello"
    arrTwo[10][10] = "There"

    ;Print out the contents of the arrays, first with a
    ;loop, then with direct element access
    Local i = 0

    For i = 0 To ARRAY_ONE_SIZE-1
        Print arrOne[i]
    Next

    Print arrTwo[0][0]
    Print arrTwo[10][10]

    Return False
EndFunction

Windows GUI (BGI)

;Simple GUI Application
Import "BBRuntime64.decls"

Global running:Int = True
Global window:Int
Global button:Int
Global label:Int

Function Main()
    ;Initialize BGI and create window
    BGI_InitBGI("Arial", 16)
    window = BGI_CreateWindow("My App", 400, 200)

    ;Create controls
    label = BGI_CreateLabel("Click the button!", 20, 20, 300, 25, window)
    button = BGI_CreateButton("Click Me", 20, 60, 100, 30, window)

    ;Event loop
    While running
        BBR_UpdateEvents()

        Local eventMsg:Int = BGI_GetEventMessage()
        Local eventID:Int = BGI_GetEventID()
        Local eventSource:Int = BGI_GetEventSource()

        If eventMsg = BGI_EVENT_COMMAND_CLOSE Then
            running = False
        EndIf

        If eventMsg = BGI_EVENT_COMMAND_CLICK And eventSource = button Then
            BGI_SetGizmoText(label, "Button clicked!")
        EndIf

        BGI_FlushEvent()
        BBR_Delay(10)
    Wend

    BBR_End()
    Return False
EndFunction

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🎯 Full Package

Version 1.0

BambooBasic Compiler
Integrated Editor with Debugger
Visual GUI Designer (BGI)
Shader Compiler (compile shaders with the editor)
Runtime Library (DirectX 12, Audio, Networking)
Complete Documentation
50+ Example Programs

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Windows 11 • 64-bit

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System Requirements

OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)

RAM: 4GB minimum, 8GB recommended

Storage: 500MB free space

Graphics: DirectX 12 compatible GPU