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Raster and Vector Graphics in Small Basic
Today, I'd like to talk about raster and vector graphics for Small Basic. Raster Graphics Raster...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 02/02/2015
Small Basic: The History of the Logo Turtle
Let’s take a look at where the Small Basic Turtle object came from! Turtle graphics were based...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/31/2015
Small Basic on Mac
Today I'm writing this blog on my Mac mini. Today's topic is how Small Basic programs run on Mac....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/26/2015
Turtle Maze Challenge
One of January's challenges was to create a maze to be solved using the Turtle: Game Challenge Write...
Author: litdev Date: 01/25/2015
One of my favorite BASIC
Today I'd like to introduce one of my favorite BASIC. That is CASIO FX-700P BASIC. Following list is...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/19/2015
Small Basic Guru Awards! (December 2014)
All the votes are in! And below are the results for the Small Basic category of the TechNet Guru...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/18/2015
Small Basic Featured Article - How to Create For Loops. How to Create For Loops. How to Create For Loops.
Sometimes you just have to go with the basics! Check out this article here: Small Basic: How to...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/16/2015
Small Basic - Errors
I started to write a TechNet Wiki article about errors in Small Basic. At this point, I wrote about...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/12/2015
A New Year, a New Opportunity! Become the FIRST Small Basic Guru of 2015!
Happy New Year! "Guru 2014" is so 'last year'! The real glory is to be the first Guru of 2015! :D...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/06/2015
Moon Lander - Small Basic Featured Programs
Today I'd like to introduce 'moon lander' type programs that came from Challenge of the Month -...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/05/2015
New Year Challenges
Happy New Year and welcome to another set of monly challenges for Small Basic, Challenge of the...
Author: litdev Date: 01/03/2015
Happy New Year 2015!
HAPPY NEW YEAR, EVERYONE WHO LOVES SMALL BASIC! Program Detail
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/01/2015
The Small Basic Guru Articles submitted for December 2014
I just want to hop in and show off some of the great Small Basic articles for TechNet Wiki we had...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/31/2014
Tolerance of Small Basic
I found that the tolerance is another unique feature of Small Basic. I wrote little bit about this...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/30/2014
Featured Article: The Small Basic Environment (IDE)
Today, I want to highlight an excellent article that starts at the very beginning (a very good place...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/27/2014
Should we have a Small Basic International Summit?
What do you think? Should we have a Small Basic International Summit? It would be: Online only, for...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/26/2014
The Microsoft Small Basic Guru Award Winners (November 2014)
Nonki and I battled it out last month in the Small Basic Guru Awards! Here are the results... Small...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/22/2014
Small SVG is a subset of SVG for Small Basic
Now I'm trying to define a subset of SVG file format. And I'm rewriting Shapes editor for the SVG....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/22/2014
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! https://smallbasic.com/program/?NGP714
Author: litdev Date: 12/20/2014
Roman Numerals - Small Basic Featured Programs
Today I'd like to pick up programs to calculate Roman numerals from the Small Basic forum. The first...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/15/2014
Do you want to be a Small Basic Community Leader???
If not, then why did you click this???? Go away!!!! If so, then keep reading! If you have 100 Forum...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/11/2014
Small Basic: Revision Control - Featured Article
I was inspired from a Small Basic forum thread written by Bob Irving. Then I tried to use revision...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/08/2014
Small Basic - December Challenges
Have a go at some of this month's Small Basic Challenges. Post your solutions. partial solutions,...
Author: litdev Date: 12/06/2014
Calling All Wise Men! Small Basic Gurus Needed! Give an amazing GIFT!
Calling all wise men! AND WISE WOMEN!!! Join us and rejoice! The time for giving is upon us again! A...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/03/2014
Raytracer - Small Basic Featured Program
Today I picked up a ray tracing program from a thread Post your sample source code here and get...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/01/2014
Polyline Editor from Nonki - Small Basic Featured Program
Here are some great Polyline Editor programs from Nonki Takahashi: This is his first step for...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/30/2014
Small Basic Featured Program - Solar System
Today's featured program is a great animated Solar System by a young Small Basic developer. In the...
Author: litdev Date: 11/29/2014
Yo-Yo Simulations - Small Basic Featured Programs
In the November 2014 challenges... LitDev included this Physics challenge: Physics Challenge Write a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/28/2014
Wood Grain Drawn with Small Basic
What kind of pattern can you see in cross section of a tree? Stripe? Concentric circles? I made a...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/24/2014
Small Basic Guru - October Winner!!!
Find all the October TechNet Gurus here: The Microsoft TechNet Guru Awards! (October 2014) Congrats...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/21/2014
Small Basic: Network Object
Today I will talk about Network Object in Small Basic programming language. Network Object is very...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/17/2014
Small Basic - Chart Extension
I added a chart object to the LitDev extension, LDChart. So far it just has a pie and doughnut...
Author: litdev Date: 11/15/2014
Small Basic Text RPG - Conquer the Underworld!
Check out this funny text-based RPG from Dinomite07: BDB469 - Text Based RPG You're going to have to...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/14/2014
Small Basic - 3 Simple Games
Here are 3 text games from Dinomite07. These were school assignments! XMC288 - BlackJack SBN038 -...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/13/2014
Small Basic Game Programming: Game AI
Three days until yesterday, I had participated in the Game Programming Workshop 2014 at Hakone in...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/10/2014
Calling all Small Basic fans! Your chance to win love and glory! Be our November TechNet Guru!
November has been designated National Novel Writing Month and National Blog Posting Month. But we...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/07/2014
Neural Network Extension - Small Basic Featured Thread
Today I'd like to introduce a great thread in Small Basic forum, "Neural Network Extension". This...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/06/2014
Small Basic: Tips about Timer Object
In my Halloween program, there is a bats animation. But at the first, the animation didn't work well...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/03/2014
Small Basic - November Challenges
Check out this month's Forum Challenges. Provide some answers, ideas or partial answers and see how...
Author: litdev Date: 11/01/2014
Trick or Treat?
I made a program GDD325-11. Push [TRICK] or [TREAT] button. Happy Halloween!
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/30/2014
Stack in Small Basic?
A stack is a special memory of a computer program. In Small Basic, Stack object supports stack....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/27/2014
Small Basic - WebCam Motion Detection
WebCam Extension There has been a webcam object in the LitDev extension (LDWebCam) for a while, and...
Author: litdev Date: 10/25/2014
Small Basic for Kids - Featured Small Basic Book! - Ages 10-12
We're featuring another Small Basic book from Philip Conrod and Lou Tylee! Learn more about the book...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/24/2014
Happy Birthday Small Basic!! - The 6th Anniversary
Today is the 6th birthday of Small Basic. I made a program to celebrate the birthday. Please...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/23/2014
Small Basic Guru Winners! - September 2014
We have some winners! A thank you goes out to Philip and Nonki! Small Basic Technical Guru -...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/22/2014
Create Real Console Mode Program in Small Basic - Featured Thread
Today, I'd like to introduce a thread in Small Basic forum. The thread is "Create real Console mode...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/20/2014
Small Basic Featured Program - Boxing Game
Following on from NaochanON's shaddow boxing animation recently blogged, he has developed it further...
Author: litdev Date: 10/18/2014
Small Basic: Rotate Triangle and Line
Once I wrote an article about how to rotate Shapes not from the center on TechNet Wiki. And that...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/16/2014
Shapes Editor 1.7b - Small Basic Featured Program
I published Shapes 1.7b (XFZ657-16) yesterday. This program is a shapes (picture) editor. I'd like...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/13/2014