How Long should I use Small Basic before taking on a Big language?
There’s always something to think about in the world of Small Basic and one topic likely to emerge is ‘How Long should I use Small Basic before taking on a Big language?’It’s a subjective topic and...
View ArticleWhy Johnny Can't Code
Going back to the very first Small Basic blog post written in 2006 by the author of Small Basic, Vijaye Raji. It was called Hello World and outlined what Small Basic was all about. Vijaye says that...
View ArticleWhat is your first Small Basic program?
Following article in Small Basic Forum was written by Zock77 in this February.post your First SB program!I also would like to know your first program. Write about your first Small Basic program into...
View ArticleSideScroller - Small Basic Featured Program
Last month's challenges had vertical scrollers and so this month I suggested a platform type game.Here is the challenge:Game ChallengeWe have had the vertical scrolling game last month, so now it's the...
View ArticleCalendar Program originally written in 1986 for F-BASIC and 8-bit micro...
On Monday, Nonki posted What is your first Small Basic program?Based on this Small Basic forum post by Zock77 in February: post your First SB program! So I check out this Nonki's first Small Basic...
View ArticleSmall Basic Guru Awards!! (April 2014)
Congratulations to Nonki, Nonki, and Nonki! =^)I tried to stop the triple threat! I'll try again for May! Thanks again to Nonki for some fantastic contributions! Post your MAY contributions...
View ArticleSmall Basic - Database Extension
Over the years a few people have written simple databases in Small Basic saving data in a text file, then performing sorts or other operations on Small Basic arrays of data.There were a few recent...
View ArticleHow do you get an image for your program?
To create your program, you sometimes need appropriate images for example game characters. You may find copyright free image from internet.But you can create images with some tools. Today, I'd like...
View ArticleHistory of Microsoft Small Basic - Featured Article
Congratulations to Nonki Takahashi for winning the Small Basic Technical Guru Gold Medal for April!Nonki's cartoony self-portrait was made from a Paint-like program that he wrote himself, from Small...
View ArticleSmall Basic - Dudeson's Smoke
Thinking back over some of the most innovative Small Basic contributors of the past brings to mind Dudeson.He came up with this very simple, but incredibly effective code for modelling smoke. Here is...
View ArticleConditon in Small Basic
IntroductionToday, I'd like to write about condition in Small Basic. I hope this information make you understand Small Basic deeply.What is Conditon?In Small Basic, there are two pattern to use...
View ArticleSmall Basic Challenges of the Month - June 2014
These monthly challenges come from our Small Basic Community Council member, litdev.These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those returning to...
View ArticleSmall Basic Gurus: Your community needs heroes like you!
A little tongue-in-cheek, but here it goes...TechNet Gurus... we salute you!You're awesome, and we know it!Your knowledge uploads and nifty info nuggets are our life blood at TechNet Wiki.Every awesome...
View ArticleThe Small Basic category on TechNet Gallery
The Small Basic category/tag on TechNet Gallery is growing!You can see the items that have the most downloads...
View ArticleSmall Basic - Box2D Physics Extension
The LitDev extension includes the LDPhysics object. This is an interface to the excellent Box2D engine originally written by Erin Catto. Box2D is an open source library that is used in professional...
View ArticleSBJump - Small Basic Featured Program
A platform game SBJump has been produced by Coding Cat through Challenge of the Month - May 2014.Coding Cat said "Lots of time spent polishing the look and feel of the game, and organizing the code so...
View ArticleWhTurner33's Small Basic Hourglass - Featured Program
In our June Community Challenges:http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/bda60a7e-e9f5-4be3-bcac-e81d160b1fc7/challenge-of-the-month-june-2014?forum=smallbasic This was one of our challenges:...
View ArticleSmall Basic Getting Started Guide - Featured Article
New to Small Basic?Check out this Wiki article: Small Basic Getting Started Guide Get up-to-speed quickly and learn the basics of how to program using Small Basic by using the Getting Started Guide.Use...
View ArticleSmall Basic - About Monthly Challenges
This is a few thoughts from writing Small Basic forum monthly challenges for 3 years. Initially they started as weekly challenges, here is the first, which was in response to a discussion topic posted...
View ArticleTap into Small Basic Forum
When you are learning Small Basic programming, you may stack on your debugging. I recommend to utilize lots of resources about Small Basic as following steps.Search in TechNet Wiki. Small Basic...
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