I think we all know the answer to that.
It's not been updated in like a decade so why, and for what reason, would there be any updates in the future?

MikroE abandoned their "legacy" compilers and went subscription with their Necto Studio (which i C only). They claim 'free for non-commercial use' but they could of course change that at any time and lock you out and if you don't start paying.

Today, if you want BASIC, I think Proton/Positron is the way forward.
It seems to be actively developed and maintained, supports 8 and 16 bits chips, local variables and functions (or procedures as they call it) and is only $€£40. Damn, now I want to try it out...

One should learn C once and for all...