# Batch Basic 2 project news

## Version 2.4 beta (19 February 2023)

### Added

* Linear arrays (vectors)
* DIM and REDIM statements

## Version 2.3 beta (24 April 2022)

### Added

* TRUE / FALSE keywords
* OPTION EXPLICIT statement
* ON ... GOSUB statement
* SGN function

### Changed

* Don't print "OK" after every statement while buffering.

### Fixed

* AND / OR operators now work properly (and don't short-circuit).

## Version 2.2.1 beta (8 April 2022)

### Added

* language guide

### Changed

* SAVE now handles DATA

### Fixed

* FOR ... NEXT and DO ... DONE now clean after themselves.

## Version 2.2 beta (7 April 2022)

### Added

* more benchmarks
* SAVE statement
* CHR$ construct

## Version 2.1 beta (6 April 2022)

### Added

* quick reference and packaging script
* syntax files for the micro, nano and mcedit text editors
* MERGE, LOAD, NEW, DELETE and LIST statements

## Version 2.0.1 beta (4 April 2022)

### Added

* minimal example game

### Fixed

* RND() function should now have correct range.
* misleading "unknown statement" error message

### Removed

* spurious error message after trying to run a program from the command line

## Version 2.0 beta (3 April 2022)

First public release after the big rewrite.

### Changed

* [internal] Implementation language is now C++.
* The language now has proper block structure.