machineBASIC may get a new name to reflect that it is not really BASIC and in no way represents the ZX Spectrums of the past which is the nostalgic road that most people go down when seeing the word BASIC. Regardless of what is beyond that word, as soon as it is seen massive assumptions are made and very few people investigate what the language is about.
The language feature is that it allows microcontrollers (well PIC32) to be programmed using text and only text, no programmer, IDE or compiler required. Its also easy to use, relatively fast and allows access to the heart of the microcontroller.
