BASIC is basic

[dilettante]

Even C++ programs require a "runtime environment" so that's hardly the mark of an interpreted language.

What an interpreted language requires is called an interpreter.

 

[MaFu]

Even C++ programs require a "runtime environment"

Sorry, but this is not correct.

 

[Picena Informatica]

Runtime environment includes dlls needed from language, in compiled or interpreted programs.

 

[WAZUMBi]

10 Print "Peter Simpson"
20 Goto 10
run

 

[LucaMs]

the paper is finished.

 

[MaFu]

Runtime environment includes dlls needed from language, ...

Not always. Programs created with Microsoft VS needs Runtime dlls, but this is not the case for all Compilers.
With Delphi, i have only a single exe.

 

[Picena Informatica]

Windows is the runtime environment for Delphi.

 

[IanMc]

not really, Delphi can make an exe that consists of machine code.

 

[Picena Informatica]

without windows and dos and linux and other s.o.?

 

[IanMc]

basically yes, the machine code program just needs to get past the facade that is windows.

 

[Picena Informatica]

And also rewriting Bios. Whe are going out of topic.