SmileBASIC Reference Manual?

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There's a new version of SmileBasic for the Nintendo Switch. The version 4.2.0 manual is at

https://sup4.smilebasic.com/doku.php?id=reference:top (in Japanese)

Version 4.2.0 is a port to the Nintendo Switch which supports a keyboard for those not interested in dinking around on a small screen with a stylus. Differences between 4.2.0 and the 3DS/2DS version 3.36 can be found here at

http://smilebasicsource.com/page?pid=1362 (SmileBASIC 4 for SmileBASIC 3 geezers)

Compatibility between the two versions and platforms is not so good. SB4 programs can't be loaded on a SB3 platform and SB3 programs can be downloaded from the SB cloud, but only for editing and porting purposes.

Although portable, the size of the Switch and its limited battery life doesn't seem as suited to portable computing as the clamshell DS models.