Small Basic
The Official Blog of Microsoft Small Basic
Using Small Basic and MSDN (a self-paced Learning & Development Map)
Today's guest blogger is Jibba Jabba. Read his full article here... Development Map for Becoming a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/26/2013
Featured Article - Developer Roadmap for Using Small Basic
Today's featured article comes from Jibba Jabba... Development Map for Becoming a Good Programmer...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/24/2013
The Small Basic Environment
The Small Basic Environment Small Basic provides you with an extremely simple yet powerful...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/23/2013
Small Basic Guru - How to Make a Turtle Maze Game
Nonki Takahashi is our Small Basic TechNet Guru for June! See the TechNet Guru Contributions for...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/16/2013
Beginning Microsoft Small Basic - Review by "Courtney Six"
It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Leah (and her 12-year-old son, Charles) from...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/10/2013
Small Basic: Stack Basics - Featured Article
I'd like to introduce you to LitDev's article here: Small Basic: Stack Basics Here is an excerpt:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/09/2013
Small Basic Featured Program: A Walking Man -- Animated in Code!
From the July Challenges:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/08/2013
Small Basic July Challenges!
Check out the July challenges and respond to them here:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/06/2013
SBCraft - Small Basic Featured Game
Go check out SBCraft and leave a comment with your thoughts about the game! Download SBCraft from...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/29/2013
Beginning Microsoft Small Basic - Review by "There's More 2 Les"
It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Leslie (and her 13-year-old son, Captain C)...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/27/2013
Small Basic: How to Convert Multi-Line Text into an Array of Lines - Featured Article
Today's featured TechNet Wiki article is from Nonki Takahashi: Small Basic: How to Convert...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/23/2013
How to Download and Install Small Basic
Today, we have a special guest blogger, Philip Conrod! He is sharing with us an excerpt from their...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/20/2013
June Small Basic Guru Update - Nonki's got it cornered
What is TechNet Guru? One winner in each category will be selected each month for glory and...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/18/2013
Collision Physics - Small Basic Featured Game
So Vijaye blogged about this before: Collision Physics With Small Basic And you can see LitDev's...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/15/2013
Shapes Editor - Small Basic Featured Program
Latest version of Shape Editor: Shapes 1.42 TLW744-3. From Nonki Takahashi: Nonki Takahashi a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/14/2013
Small Basic: How to Debug - Featured Article
Today's featured article was written by... Nonki Takahashi Find the latest version of this article...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/13/2013
String Searcher - Small Basic Featured Program
Today's featured program is "Single Character String Searcher" by Jibba Jabba. You'll have to run...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/12/2013
Beginning Microsoft Small Basic - Review by "Royal Little Lambs"
Today we have a guest blogger! It's Jennifer (and her 12-year-old daughter, Liz) from Royal Little...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/11/2013
Programming Tips - Small Basic Featured Article
LitDev strikes again with another fantastic article on TechNet Wiki: Small Basic: Programming Tips...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/10/2013
Small Basic - Fun, Simple, Social, Gradual
Programming is Fun, again! Microsoft Small Basic puts the "fun" back into computer programming. With...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/09/2013
Are you the Small Basic Guru for June 2013???
Are you a technology guru? Show us your solutions and become the Small Basic Guru for June 2013...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/07/2013
QR Code & Barcode Extension for Small Basic
Last time, we discussed Does Small Basic support Extensions? Well here's an example! Check out this...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/02/2013
Does Small Basic support Extensions?
What is the extensibility story? Is Small Basic Extensible? The Small Basic compiler and the...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/31/2013
3D RayCaster Maze - Featured Small Basic Game
Check out this fantastic 3D real-time game (that runs online)... 3D Color RayCaster Maze - by Old...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/27/2013
Small Basic learning camps at Main Stem Academy - Summer 2013
https://www.mainstemacademy.com/ Mark McDonald at Main Stem Academy is teaching Small Basic camps....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/26/2013
What are the unique features of the Small Basic language?
Originally written by the creator of Small Basic, Vijaye Raji... Here are the unique features of the...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/25/2013
What is the Best Programming Language to Learn?
Today's guest blogger is Jibba Jabba (Rick Murphy)... Jibba Jabba's Profile About Rick Murphy......
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/22/2013
How is Small Basic different from QBASIC and VB.Net?
The answer comes from the creator of Small Basic, Vijaye Raji... How is Small Basic different from...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/21/2013
Chomper Man - Small Basic Featured Game
Today's featured program is SB Chomper, a packman clone. It's fantastic! You can play it here:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/19/2013
How to teach yourself programming in Two Words!!!
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Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/18/2013
Why does Small Basic exist?
We've spoken to college students about Small Basic in the past and I've heard Small Basic explained...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/15/2013
Small Basic Curriculum
Learn all about Small Basic by using the curriculum. With the curriculum, you can lean Small Basic...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/24/2013
Small Basic E-Books
Learn more about Small Basic and find detailed samples by reading sample chapters from one of three...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/10/2013
Some answers about Small Basic Education (Kodu Community Spotlight Part 2)
As one of the many collaborations we're working on with the Kodu team, they featured me in their...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/09/2013
What sort of lessons can students learn in Small Basic? (Kodu Community Spotlight: Part 1)
As one of the many collaborations we're working on with the Kodu team, they featured me in their...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/29/2013
The Arrow Can See You - Small Basic Monthly Challenge
For the challenges this month... March Challenge of the Month Here is a challenge from Litdev......
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/17/2013
Create a Metronome in Small Basic - Community Challenge
For our March Challenge of the Month... One of Nonki's Community Challenges was... (d) Create a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/09/2013
Small Basic Abacus - Featured Program
Small Basic Abacus is from Harry Hardjono. Very cool. It even has a sound. Check out the Abucus...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/01/2013
Sierpenski Triangles - Small Basic Featured Programs
Here's an interesting discussion of Sierpenski Triangles:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/27/2013
Silly Story Writer - Featured Small Basic Program
I'm not sure if this is a game or a program... Silly Story Writer - KKK028 You have to run it...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/25/2013
Tankinator ver 0.03 - Small Basic Featured Program
Zock77 completed the latest version of Tankinator! It's super addicting! Check it out! You can get...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/24/2013
Small Basic Extension - Extended Small Basic Library (ESL) 0.4.1a
3/5/16 UPDATE: Added the 0.4.2a patch and 0.4.3a patch link and info. =======================...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/16/2013
Drawing Butterflies and Hearts... USING ONLY CODE - Small Basic Featured Programs
UPDATES: Added Nonki's heart as Heart #3 on 2/13. Added Nonki's butterfly as Butterfly #3 on 2/11....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/08/2013
How to convert text into Binary
This fantastic chart comes from today's guest blogger, Liam McSherry. In Liam's words......
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/05/2013