Stability Base and Basic?

[JohnM24]

Hello everyone,

I’m new to LibreOffice and would like to start using Base to develop an application in LibreOffice Basic.

I have a few questions:
1. How stable is the LibreOffice Basic development environment?
2. How stable is Base?
3. Is the embedded Firebird database a good choice?
4. What are the main do’s and don’ts for building a stable Basic application in Base?

Thanks in advance for your advice.
John

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LibreOffice V25.8
MacOS V15.6
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[Villeroy]

This is not a database development suite. It is just a tiny addition to this office suite, nevertheless quite powerful. On a Linux system, the optional Base component takes no more than 35 MB including various database drivers.

1. Stable (no crashes)
2. depends
   2.1. Stable (no crashes) when using forms and reports.
   2.1. Unstable. Some crashes while developing forms and reports. Recovery works well.
3. No. Embedded databases are evil, and FB is still in experimental state.
4. Do not even think of developing any “Basic application” until you are very familiar with the dos and don’ts of the core functionality.