Small Basic

The Official Blog of Microsoft Small Basic

Small Basic Featured Article - Grammar Basics

LitDev and Nonki have been helping us build a strong library of Small Basic content on TechNet Wiki....

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/19/2014

Small Basic Guru - Spring Forward!!!

You can be our next Spring Small Basic Guru!!! In the northern hemisphere at least, Spring is here!...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 03/06/2014

The Developer’s Reference Guide to Small Basic - The First 5 Chapters

So a good Reference Guide is always appreciated! And that's why Phil Conrod was good enough to write...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/09/2014

Spread the Love! Be our Small Basic TechNet Guru, this Valentine's Day / Month

TechNet loves you! We love your contributions at TechNet Wiki sooo much that we give you more than...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/04/2014

Small Basic Featured Game - Death Valley by GoToLoop

From Jibba Jabba... "I'd like feature GoToLoop's conversion of "Death Valley" for the TextWindow....

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/03/2014

Small Basic Portal - Featured TechNet Wiki article

Wiki: Small Basic Portal This article is a portal that categorically lists all the Small Basic...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/28/2014

Become our FIRST Microsoft TechNet Small Basic Guru of 2014!!

Happy New Year! Time for a fresh start! We're looking for the first Gurus of 2014!! This is your...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/17/2014

4 Color Pattern Game - Small Basic Featured Program

This game came from the December Challenges here:...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/30/2013

Small Basic Interview - Nonki Takahashi!

Welcome to our interview with Nonki Takahashi! In the TechNet Guru contest (for Small Basic), Nonki...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/26/2013

LitDev's "Small Basic: Dynamic Graphics" - Featured Article!

Check out LitDev's November gold medal winner for the Small Basic Guru contest: Small Basic: Dynamic...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/25/2013

Small Basic November 2013 Guru Winners!

The TechNet Guru Awards celebrate the technical articles on TechNet, contributed from valued wiki...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/21/2013

Small Basic is FREE!!!

Yeah, it's free. Give yourself a gift. Or give a kid a future in computer software that they might...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/18/2013

December 2013 Small Basic Guru - Give the Gift of Knowledge

It's that time of the year again! It's Giving time! A time to think of those less awesome than you....

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/13/2013

Small Basic Featured Article - How to Rotate a Shape Not from the Center

Today's featured article is the Small Basic Guru gold medal winner for October! Small Basic: How to...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/12/2013

Small Basic December 2013 Challenges!!!

These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/10/2013

Connecting Four Circles - Small Basic Featured Game

This came from the November challenges:...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/09/2013

What was your first programming language? - Poll by Joe Dwyer

My first programming language was BASIC. I took a class at Fullerton College. All I knew at that...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/01/2013

YAMP (Yet Another Maze Program) - Small Basic Featured Game

It doesn't run in the Web Browser, so you'll need to import it to run it locally (ID RKF190). It's a...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/24/2013

Why Small Basic is a great programming language for kids and beginners - By Joe Dwyer

From Joe Dwyer: "Small Basic is a very simple, fully functional, programming language, created as an...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/22/2013

Small Basic Gurus - Winners for October 2013

Small Basic Technical Guru - October 2013 Nonki Takahashi Small Basic: How to Rotate a Shape Not...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/21/2013

November on MSDN: Calling All Small Basic Gurus - Enlighten Us!

"An influential teacher, or popular expert" Only YOU can show us... the TRUE WAY to code! Win the...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/13/2013

Beginning Small Basic - Review by Anne from Upstate Ramblings

It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Anne from Upstate Ramblings! Her 13-year-old...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/21/2013

Dirtbike Game from Zock77 - Small Basic Featured Program

Zock77 strikes again! Zock's profile:...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/18/2013

Small Basic FAQ - Featured Article

Find the latest and complete article here: Small Basic FAQ The original content comes from the Small...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/28/2013

Swinging Pendulum - Small Basic Physics Challenge

Today's featured program is a missile commander game from NaochanON. Here's the game: FWR293-1 This...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/20/2013

Small Basic Guru in August - Nonki's "Small Basic: Parser Generator"

Congrats to Nonki for winning the Small Basic Guru gold medal for August: Small Basic Technical Guru...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/17/2013

A Missile Commander Game - Small Basic Featured Program

Today's featured program is a missile commander game from NaochanON. Here's the game: SKL606...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/14/2013

Small Basic Challenges of the Month - September 2013

These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/06/2013

You could be September's Small Basic Guru!

You could be September's TechNet Guru! Turbo charge your CV with awards and interviews! Get noticed!...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/04/2013

Eora Duck Hunt - Small Basic Featured Game

New game in Jibba Jabba's words: It only runs locally, NOT in the browser. You can import using id...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/03/2013

Starfield Simulator - Small Basic Featured Program

It's time to feature a new program! Florian Auer created this Starfield Simulator: JJS099 Florian's...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/31/2013

Small Basic Featured Article - IDE Colors

I'm featuring an article from Nonki: Small Basic: IDE Colors That was based on this thread from...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/30/2013

Beginning Small Basic - Review by Lisa N and her 3 kids from Golden Grasses

It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Lisa N from Golden Grasses! Her three kids,...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/25/2013

Beginning Small Basic - Review by Lisa and Amber

It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Lisa McClanahan from The McClanahan 7. Her...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/23/2013

Small Basic - How to Create an Extension Using VB.NET

It's time for another guest blogger! This one is from Noah Buscher. Find the latest version of this...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/20/2013

Graduate to C# from Small Basic - Featured Article

LitDev wrote this fantastic article about graduating to C# from Small Basic: Small Basic: Graduate...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/19/2013

Duck Shoot - Featured Small Basic Challenges

In the August Challenges... Game Challenge Write a DuckShoot game. Interface Challenge Write a fancy...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/17/2013

Nonki Takahashi's Shapes Editor - Small Basic Guru for July

Nonki Takahashi is our Small Basic TechNet Guru for July! See the TechNet Guru Contributions for...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/14/2013

Small Basic Overview on TechNet Wiki

Noah gave a pass on writing up a Small Basic overview article, so I'd like to share it with you:...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/13/2013

Small Basic - Control Statements (featured article)

Check out another great article from Nonki: Small Basic: Control Statements Here's an excerpt from...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/10/2013

Get Started with Small Basic - Featured Article

Get Started with Small Basic Microsoft Small Basic puts the fun back into computer programming. With...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/06/2013

Small Basic August Community Challenges!!!

The challenges are put together by our awesome forum Moderator, LitDev! You can enter the challenge...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/05/2013

Dots and Lines Game - Small Basic Featured Program

Today's featured program comes from Behnam Azizi: Behnam's Website: sfu.ca/~bazizi Here is an...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/04/2013

Beginning Microsoft Small Basic - Review by Michele

It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Michele (and her 11-year-old son) from...

Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/02/2013

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