Small Basic – Downloading the LitDev Extension
So, I was downloading the LitDev extension for Small Basic onto a new computer, and I thought I’d blog about it while it was fresh in my mind! =^) If you haven’t tried the LitDev extension, you’re...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Draw Moon Quiz
I’d like to introduce a new game program Draw Moon Quiz (BNN571). A moon picture is displayed on left. So, select patterns on top and type the sequence on the bottom text box then push [Draw] button....
View ArticleFlag of Brazil drawn with Small Basic
Rio Olympics have been started! Today I’ll show you a program to draw a flag of Brazil (NCF628). One of the challenges last month was rotating text. This program has the function. To draw rotating...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Design Your Original Car
To draw a car with Small Basic is not so difficult. Why don’t you draw your own car? Program sample above is KFF238.
View ArticleSmall Basic August 2016 Challenges: Breakout Game, Find & Replace, Fixed...
These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those returning to programming who want to start using Small Basic. Some will be easy, some will be...
View ArticleSmall Basic Gurus, step up and be known!
August Gurus step up and show us your knowledge on the latest and the greatest technologies Microsoft have to offer! And for your efforts, eminent leaders in your technology will evaluate your...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Flipping Shapes
Today, I’ll introduce a sample program to flip a picture drawn with Shapes object. The program ID is MMF211. This program uses Shapes.Move(), Shapes.Zoom() and Shapes.Rotate() operations to flip the...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Characters for Games
There are some characters that can be used to create game programs. Have fun with useful characters! Wingdings and Webdings Fonts Wingdings and Webdings fonts have graphical glyph in them. Sample...
View ArticleThe Small Basic Guru Awards – July 2016
The Small Basic Guru Awards celebrate the technical articles on TechNet, contributed from valued wiki authors like YOU! Each month, the contributions are scored by a panel of judges, and the winners of...
View ArticleGUEST BLOG + VIDEO: Installing & Running Microsoft Small Basic in Azure
This is a guest blog post from Deva [MSFT]. You can see Deva’s regular blog posts here: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/deva ============ Recently, i created a new Azure VM (virutal machine) in Azure...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Dice Programs
In the past challenges of the months, I made three dice programs. Today I will introduce these programs. The first one was a development view of a die (MDB491) in April 2013. The second one was a 2-D...
View ArticleSmall Basic Challenges of the Month – September 2016
Welcome to the September challenges, hosted by LitDev! Please jump in with your solutions in this forum thread:...
View ArticleHey Small Basic expert! Help us to help you and become globally known for...
September has finally arrived, traditionally a strong month for TechNet Guru contributions. Maybe it is because our professionals have returned from a well deserved Summer break refreshed and inspired?...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Synchronous and Asynchronous Type Operations
The challenge of this month has Multitasking Challenge. In Small Basic, there are two types of operations. One is synchronous type, the other is asynchronous type. Most of operations are synchronous...
View ArticleSmall Basic has 2.4 Million Installations (plus 10 other factoids)
Here are some high-level basics about Small Basic: Head to SmallBasic.com to download Small Basic and get started! Small Basic is great for students, age 8 to 108! It is a custom concise language based...
View ArticleMultitasking in Small Basic
Key Point of Multitasking What is the difference between single tasking and multitasking? If two or more tasks work at the same time, some (hardware or software) resources should be shared among them....
View ArticleFeatured Small Basic Wiki Article: Read and Write CSV Files
Here is a classic article from Florian that examines how to use CSV files in Small Basic. Read the full article here: Small Basic: Read and Write CSV Files And here is an excerpt:...
View ArticleFeatures of Small Basic Array
Array in Small Basic has following features. associative array flexible length index is case-insensitive null value removes the index multiple dimension Associative Array In Small Basic, an index of an...
View ArticleSmall Basic October 2016 Challenges of the Month – Spinning Top, Tic Tac Toe,...
Hello Small Basic people! Post your solutions here, in this Small Basic Forum thread:...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Kinect Sensing
Once I wrote about Kinect for Small Basic Extension and a sample code for KinectWindow object. Today I’d like to introduce more samples for KinectBodyList and KinectFaceList objects. Program ID JTH778...
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