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This article from litdev is an introduction to graphical game programming using Small Basic. It...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/26/2014
Today, I'd like to talk about the relationship between Microsoft Small Basic and Microsoft Office...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 06/23/2014
We've interviewed litdev once here before. You can find that interview here: LitDev, Scottish MCC...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/22/2014
One of the great things about Small Basic is that you have to be imaginative to solve problems,...
Author: litdev Date: 06/21/2014
The Small Basic Guru Awards celebrate the Small Basic articles on TechNet Wiki, contributed from...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/19/2014
When you are learning Small Basic programming, you may stack on your debugging. I recommend to...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 06/16/2014
This is a few thoughts from writing Small Basic forum monthly challenges for 3 years. Initially they...
Author: litdev Date: 06/14/2014
New to Small Basic? Check out this Wiki article: Small Basic Getting Started Guide Get up-to-speed...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/13/2014
In our June Community Challenges:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/11/2014
A platform game SBJump has been produced by Coding Cat through Challenge of the Month - May 2014....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 06/09/2014
The Small Basic category/tag on TechNet Gallery is growing! You can see the items that have the most...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/06/2014
A little tongue-in-cheek, but here it goes... TechNet Gurus... we salute you! You're awesome, and we...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 06/05/2014
Introduction Today, I'd like to write about condition in Small Basic. I hope this information make...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 06/02/2014
Thinking back over some of the most innovative Small Basic contributors of the past brings to mind...
Author: litdev Date: 05/31/2014
Congratulations to Nonki Takahashi for winning the Small Basic Technical Guru Gold Medal for April!...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/28/2014
To create your program, you sometimes need appropriate images for example game characters. You may...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 05/26/2014
Over the years a few people have written simple databases in Small Basic saving data in a text file,...
Author: litdev Date: 05/24/2014
Congratulations to Nonki, Nonki, and Nonki! =^) I tried to stop the triple threat! I'll try again...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/21/2014
On Monday, Nonki posted What is your first Small Basic program? Based on this Small Basic forum post...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/20/2014
Last month's challenges had vertical scrollers and so this month I suggested a platform type game....
Author: litdev Date: 05/20/2014
Following article in Small Basic Forum was written by Zock77 in this February.post your First SB...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 05/19/2014
Going back to the very first Small Basic blog post written in 2006 by the author of Small Basic,...
Author: litdev Date: 05/17/2014
There’s always something to think about in the world of Small Basic and one topic likely to...
Author: Jibba Jabba Date: 05/16/2014
This article explains fonts for the GraphicsWindow object in Microsoft Small Basic: Small Basic:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/14/2014
Today, I'd like to introduce my favourite videos about Small Basic. Have fun! 1. Developer Videos...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 05/12/2014
First a bit of background... Zock77, a frequent Forum contributor and game maker posted a question...
Author: litdev Date: 05/10/2014
Check out this article from litdev: Small Basic: Array Basics What is an Array? Any array is a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/09/2014
September last year, Timo Söchtig released a small snippet which contained an automatic update...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/07/2014
Small Basic Mayday! A Small Basic Guru is urgently required, for love and glory from all the community!
Mayday! Mayday! A distress signal is being sent out to all past, present and future Gurus! We need...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/06/2014
There are a bunch of SmallBasic enthusiasts lined up for blogging here, so you can expect more...
Author: litdev Date: 05/03/2014
Another month of challenges from LitDev! Share your results in our forum:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 05/02/2014
Hello, I'm a new writer of this blog. Today, I'd like to introduce a new Twitter account presented...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 05/02/2014
Continuing the tradition started by VIjay back in October 2008 (Sample of the Week), here is our...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/30/2014
We were there! But we weren't alone... There were 1,200 JH and HS kids there! Here we are at our...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/29/2014
So, I finally got tired of my son's dismal math performance at school, and decided to be more...
Author: Ray FAST Date: 04/29/2014
Let's ask that question to our community member, Jibba Jabba. Here's his response: "I think it's...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/28/2014
Let's let WhTurner33 introduce the program! You can try it out here:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/24/2014
All the awards go to Nonki this month! Small Basic Technical Guru - March 2014 Nonki Takahashi Small...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/19/2014
So this is actually more like a TOC of many articles: Small Basic: Reference Documentation Or you...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/14/2014
Here it is: https://smallbasic.com/smallbasic.com/program/?TWN285-0 New game from NaochanON! This is...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/09/2014
Special thanks to XAML guy for hosting this contest! The name "April" is derived from the Latin verb...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/05/2014
A brand new set of challenges from litdev... These challenges are intended for people who are...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 04/01/2014
First, it started with the Small Basic monthly challenges from LitDev:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/26/2014
The BASIC language was developed in the early 1960's at Dartmouth College as a device for teaching...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/22/2014
Like this... TextWindow.WriteLine("Hello World") TextWindow is an Object/ClassWriteLine is a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/20/2014