They may not be willing to let end users to view their source codes

Yes it is not very smart always share your code.
For compact exe we must wait for Chris respond,he probably know how to create simple binder to create
compact exe.

Yes round157, in SmallBASIC the Output Screen is just another part of the Editor, in fact you can toggle back and forth from Editor and Output Screen which makes it handy to modify programs for aligning PRINTs and boxes and whatever. Can't do that with QB64 because only exe's are Run (though you can Run the exe in separate window or 10 of them).

SmallBASIC is a suitable tool for learning programming. If programs can be run without the editor, SmallBASIC will also be suitable for serious hobbyist programmers. Many serious hobbyist programmers like to write useful programs for other people to use. They may think that distributing source codes with SmallBASIC editors to end users is not too nice. Furthermore, they may also want to protect their source codes. They may not be willing to let end users to view their source codes.

Just find a language, and stick to it.  Preferably not one that's going to be thrown in the bin by it's creator after you've spent five years of your f*cking life learning it's intricacies, quirks and gotchas, leaving you struggling to keep up with modern trends whilst still trying to get the best out of the 20-year old technology you've been left DUMPED WITH FFS! 

 

Some impressive coding and pixel art there.  Imagine what coders could do with a 28Mhz, 256 colour Speccy with hardware sprites and hardware scrolling, plus at least 1Gb RAM.

Another good video from The Nostalgia Nerd as he reviews the ZX Spectrum Next:

Now if this was achieved back in the old days. They would have been big titles.