<s>
The	O
Xojo	B-Application
programming	B-Application
environment	I-Application
and	O
programming	O
language	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
commercially	O
marketed	O
by	O
Xojo	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
of	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
for	O
software	O
development	O
targeting	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Web	O
and	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
object-oriented	B-Language
language	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
FYI	O
Software	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
Geoff	O
Perlman	O
,	O
bought	O
CrossBasic	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
marketed	O
by	O
its	O
author	O
Andrew	O
Barry	O
as	O
a	O
shareware	B-License
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CrossBasic	O
got	O
its	O
name	O
from	O
its	O
ability	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
the	O
same	O
programming	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
classic	B-Application
Mac	I-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
virtual	I-Language
machine	I-Language
(	O
although	O
the	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
was	O
Mac	O
only	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CrossBasic	O
name	O
was	O
trademarked	O
by	O
another	O
company	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
renamed	O
REALbasic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
for	O
Linux	B-Application
was	O
added	O
in	O
2005	O
and	O
the	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
public	O
beta	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
IDE	O
employed	O
a	O
redesigned	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2004	O
REAL	B-Application
software	I-Application
announced	O
the	O
"	O
Made	O
with	O
REALbasic	B-Application
Showcase	O
"	O
program	O
to	O
highlight	O
applications	O
created	O
with	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
migration	O
assistant	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
help	O
move	O
code	O
from	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
to	O
combat	O
the	O
perception	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
BASIC	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
Real	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
announced	O
Real	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
Web	O
Edition	O
,	O
allowing	O
developers	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
without	O
the	O
knowledge	O
of	O
multiple	O
web	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2013	O
the	O
company	O
officially	O
changed	O
their	O
name	O
to	O
Xojo	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
and	O
Real	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
renamed	O
Xojo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
on	O
this	O
date	O
they	O
released	O
Xojo	B-Application
2013	O
Release	O
1	O
which	O
included	O
an	O
all-new	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
full	O
support	O
for	O
Cocoa	B-Operating_System
on	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
improved	O
support	O
for	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
,	O
all	O
new	O
documentation	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Introduction	O
to	O
Programming	O
Using	O
Xojo	B-Application
textbook	O
that	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
beginners	O
to	O
learn	O
the	O
fundamentals	O
of	O
object	B-Language
oriented	I-Language
programming	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
calls	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Visual	B-Language
BASIC	I-Language
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xojo	B-Application
IDE	O
is	O
currently	O
available	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
32-bit	O
x86	B-Operating_System
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
can	O
compile	B-Language
32-bit	O
and	O
64-bit	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	O
(	O
Windows	O
XP	O
and	O
higher	O
)	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
(	O
running	O
on	O
Intel	O
or	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
Macs	O
using	O
the	O
Cocoa	B-Operating_System
frameworks	O
)	O
,	O
x86	B-Operating_System
Linux	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
the	O
web	O
,	O
and	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
is	O
self-hosted	O
:	O
the	O
Xojo	B-Application
IDE	O
is	O
built	O
with	O
the	O
current	O
release	O
of	O
Xojo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2015r3	O
release	O
includes	O
64-bit	O
support	O
for	O
Desktop	O
,	O
Web	O
and	O
Console	O
targets	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
platform	O
,	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
added	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
in	O
2018	O
and	O
2019	O
,	O
including	O
support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
light/dark	O
modes	O
,	O
a	O
GraphicsPath	O
for	O
drawing	O
Bézier	O
curves	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
DateTime	O
class	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
web	O
framework	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
ground-up	O
re-write	O
that	O
adds	O
modern-looking	O
new	O
controls	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
Bootstrap	B-Application
themes	O
,	O
two	O
layout	O
modes	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
web	O
framework	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
all	O
that	O
modern	O
web	O
browsers	O
have	O
to	O
offer	O
,	O
providing	O
a	O
more	O
robust	O
foundation	O
to	O
build	O
responsive	O
web	B-Application
apps	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
is	O
among	O
the	O
top	O
150	O
most	O
popular	O
programming	O
languages	O
as	O
published	O
by	O
TIOBE	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
rates	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1996	O
Geoff	O
Perlman	O
founds	O
the	O
company	O
that	O
is	O
now	O
Xojo	B-Application
in	O
Austin	O
,	O
Texas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1998	O
REALbasic	B-Application
1.0	O
released	O
and	O
introduced	O
at	O
MacWorld	O
Expo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
first	O
release	O
made	O
it	O
easy	O
for	O
anyone	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
developers	O
,	O
to	O
create	O
apps	O
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
System	O
7	O
running	O
on	O
a	O
680x0	B-Device
or	O
PowerPC	B-Architecture
processor	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
1999	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
REALbasic	B-Application
2.0	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
a	O
true	O
cross-platform	O
development	O
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
is	O
added	O
to	O
REALbasic	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
Windows	O
IDE	O
of	O
REALbasic	B-Application
is	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2005	O
,	O
REALbasic	B-Application
is	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
support	O
for	O
building	O
Linux	B-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
REALbasic	B-Application
now	O
compiles	B-Language
for	O
three	O
desktop	O
platforms	O
from	O
a	O
single	O
code	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Expanding	O
beyond	O
desktop	O
platforms	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
building	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
is	O
added	O
in	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
REALbasic	B-Application
becomes	O
Xojo	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
's	O
one-click	O
deployment	O
service	O
for	O
Xojo	B-Application
web	B-Application
apps	I-Application
,	O
is	O
launched	O
in	O
early	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2014	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
's	O
first	O
mobile	O
platform	O
,	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
much	O
interest	O
from	O
the	O
community	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
Pi	O
is	O
released	O
,	O
letting	O
users	O
build	O
applications	O
for	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
with	O
Xojo	B-Application
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Device
Mojave	I-Device
Dark	O
Mode	O
for	O
the	O
Xojo	B-Application
IDE	O
and	O
compiled	B-Language
apps	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
Xojo	B-Application
2018	O
Release	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2019	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
Pi	O
licenses	O
are	O
for	O
free	O
for	O
building	O
both	O
console	O
and	O
desktop	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
introduces	O
new	O
API	O
in	O
Xojo	B-Application
2019	O
Release	O
2	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
new	O
classes	O
and	O
updated	O
method	O
and	O
property	O
names	O
for	O
better	O
consistency	O
across	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
formed	O
the	O
MVP	O
program	O
to	O
facilitate	O
community	O
communication	O
and	O
serve	O
as	O
an	O
informal	O
advisory	O
committee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
2020	O
Xojo	B-Application
Design	O
Award	O
winners	O
during	O
a	O
video	O
keynote	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
released	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
Xojo	B-Application
to	O
run	O
on	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
as	O
well	O
as	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
released	O
their	O
new	O
web	O
framework	O
on	O
August	O
26	O
,	O
2020	O
for	O
developing	O
web	B-Application
apps	I-Application
with	O
Xojo	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
shipped	O
2020	O
Release	O
2	O
on	O
November	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
building	O
native	O
applications	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
silicon	I-Device
(	O
M1	O
)	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
cross-platform	O
development	O
tool	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
2021	O
Release	O
1	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Xojo	B-Application
IDE	O
and	O
XojoScript	O
to	O
run	O
native	O
on	O
M1	O
Macs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
shipped	O
2021	O
Release	O
3	O
on	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
that	O
brings	O
back	O
cross-compilation	O
from	O
Windows	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
to	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
announces	O
that	O
their	O
Android	B-Application
framework	O
is	O
in	O
public	O
pre-release	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
released	O
support	O
for	O
building	O
applications	O
for	O
Windows	O
ARM	O
with	O
Xojo	B-Application
2022	O
Release	O
2	O
,	O
available	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xojo	B-Application
IDE	O
is	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
learning	O
and	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compiling	B-Language
or	O
deploying	O
applications	O
with	O
Xojo	B-Application
requires	O
a	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
license	O
levels	O
are	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
,	O
enabling	O
Desktop	O
,	O
Web	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
Pi	O
for	O
building	O
applications	O
for	O
Raspberry	B-Operating_System
Pi	I-Operating_System
is	O
free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
a	O
bundle	O
offered	O
by	O
Xojo	B-Application
,	O
includes	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
for	O
Desktop	O
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Web	O
and	O
Console	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
technical	O
support	O
,	O
access	O
to	O
consulting	O
leads	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
license	O
that	O
will	O
work	O
on	O
three	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xojo	B-Application
also	O
has	O
a	O
Pro	O
Plus	O
license	O
that	O
includes	O
everything	O
in	O
Xojo	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
plus	O
additional	O
support	O
benefits	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
up	O
to	O
six	O
devices	O
(	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
user	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
database	O
used	O
with	O
Xojo	B-Application
is	O
SQLite	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
programming	B-Application
environments	I-Application
,	O
project	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
not	O
stored	O
in	O
plain	O
text	O
files	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
but	O
in	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
single-file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
source	O
code	O
can	O
be	O
saved	O
to	O
a	O
plain-text	O
format	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
version	B-Architecture
control	I-Architecture
systems	I-Architecture
and	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
XML	B-Protocol
format	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
Xojo	B-Application
launched	O
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
,	O
their	O
cloud	O
hosting	O
service	O
for	O
Xojo	B-Application
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
files	O
to	O
the	O
server	O
using	O
a	O
client	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
Xojo	B-Application
IDE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
added	O
MySQL	O
and	O
Postgres	O
databases	O
to	O
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
Release	O
1	O
,	O
Xojo	B-Application
added	O
server	O
stats	O
for	O
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
control	O
panel	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
August	O
2020	O
that	O
is	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
new	O
Xojo	B-Application
web	O
framework	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
recent	O
updates	O
to	O
Xojo	B-Application
Cloud	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
point	O
domains	O
at	O
individual	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Xojo	B-Application
programming	O
language	O
looks	O
similar	O
to	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.	O
</s>
