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The Official Blog of Microsoft Small Basic
Text to Binary Converter - Small Basic Featured Program
Ha! I saw an episode of "Big Bang Theory" where they were arguing over the binary translation of...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/01/2013
Vigenère Cipher - Small Basic Featured Program
From Wikipedia: "The Vigenère cipher is a method of encrypting alphabetic text by using a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/30/2013
Small Basic: The Improved I/O Extension
From Gungan37 in this Forums thread... ====================== I have spent the last few months...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/28/2013
Decimal to Binary Converter - Small Basic Featured Program
Ever want to convert a decimal number to binary? A binary number to decimal? No? Well now you can...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/27/2013
Soda Pop Showdown - Small Basic Featured Game
Today's featured game was nominated by CodingLikeCrazy. In CLC's words... ======== Soda Pop Showdown...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/19/2013
Small Music Player - Small Basic Featured Program
Today we're featuring Music Player (info) - by Amir CPS, NaochanON, and Absolu What started as...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/15/2013
Light Beam Physics Challenge - Small Basic
Make sure you check out LitDev's January challenges. Here's more info about his Physics Challenge:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/14/2013
Queens Chess Challenge - Small Basic
Make sure you check out LitDev's January challenges. Here's more info about Amir CPS's Challenge:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/11/2013
Tankinator - Small Basic Featured Game
Today we're featuring Tankinator, from Zock77. Cobra355 helped with some graphics. Here's a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/09/2013
Small Basic for Little Kids Series #02 – Loop
The single most important concept in programming is loop, I think. And yet, it's (usually) not an...
Author: Ray FAST Date: 01/07/2013
LED Display - Small Basic Featured Program
Today's featured program is the LED Display from Amir CPS. Thanks to LitDev for nominating the...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/06/2013
Block Smasher - Small Basic Featured Program
Today's post is a combination of a guest blog and a featured program! It comes from Behnam Azizi. In...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/03/2013
Christmas Trees - Small Basic Featured Programs
As part of LitDev's December Challenges, Nonki suggested this Christmas Tree challenge: "Draw a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/19/2012
Tanks Game - Small Basic Featured Program
Today's game comes from Behnam Azizi. Here's a screenshot of Tanks Game: Download Tank Game from...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/18/2012
Small Basic - The Happy Number Challenge
As part of LitDev's December Challenges, Nonki suggested this Happy Number challenge: "Calculate...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/17/2012
Small Basic TeamChallenge - Tower Defense Game
Small Basic community member Timo Sö had a winning idea: to start a TeamChallenge competition....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/11/2012
Small Basic Code Block Generator: How to format a Code Block
Today's guest blogger is Nonki Takahashi. You can find the latest version of this article here on...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/10/2012
Microsoft's History with BASIC (Altair 8800, TRS-80 Color Computer)
A Brief History of Small Basic Today, we have a guest blogger, Philip Conrod! He is sharing with us...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/09/2012
Color Memory Game - Today's Featured Small Basic Program
Here is an image of the game: You can find the game here, in the Small Basic Program Gallery. The...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/05/2012
Small Basic for Little Kids Series #01 – A Typing Game
It’s always fun to teach the little ones to learn and do something. Teaching programming is no...
Author: Ray FAST Date: 12/03/2012
Small Basic Interview - Philip Conrod (Visual Basic, Assembler, Pascal, Fortran, COBOL, Java, Visual C#, & Small Basic)
Today I am interviewing Philip Conrod. Philip has co-authored, edited, and published several...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/01/2012
Who should we interview next for the Small Basic blog?
Our first interview was with Liam McSherry. Please go check it out! So who do you think we should...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/26/2012
Windows Forms I/O Extension for Small Basic
Note - They took down this project. Gungan's working on a new version. New features/changes to the...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/25/2012
Why Learn 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: 11/20/2012
Small Basic Interview - Liam McSherry (C#, C++, D, & Small Basic)
Welcome to our first interview where we interview folks from the Small Basic community! We're...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/16/2012
WINNER: Best Small Basic Contributor on TechNet Wiki - Nonki Takahashi
First, I'd like you to meet... Nonki Takahashi As many of you already know, we've had a contest for...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/15/2012
Small Basic Tutorial: Creating Your First Program
Today we have a guest blogger: Noah Buscher! Check out Noah's first tutorial... about your first...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/11/2012
Featured Article - Small Basic: How to Create an Extension Using C#
Liam McSherry won our TechNet Wiki contest! Here is a sample of the winning article... Introduction...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/05/2012
Small Basic - The Gas Physics Challenge
As usual, LitDev has concocted some great November challenges, based on ideas from the Small Basic...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/04/2012
Small Basic Contest Winners!!! - TechNet Wiki Content
A few weeks ago I announced the Small Basic on TechNet Wiki Contest. Last week I provided an update....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/02/2012
Click the Button - Small Basic Featured Program
Today's featured program is Click the Button. Gah! I edited it and lost the embed. I can't get it...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/27/2012
Small Basic - TechNet Wiki Contest Update!!
This content contest is coming to a close. Read about it here: Small Basic - New TechNet Wiki...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/26/2012
Small Basic - Elementary & Middle Student Testimonials
Last Updated: 06/23/16 - Added the video of kids using and talking about Small Basic....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/25/2012
Small Basic - The Wave Challenge (September Challenge Results)
You can find the challenges of the month in the Small Basic forums. Here are the October challenges....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/24/2012
Getting Johnny to Code (response to "Why Can't Johnny Code?")
Today's guest blogger is Coding Cat, Matthew Parets: Coding Cat's Profile Coding Cat is Matthew...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/23/2012
The Unique Features of the Small Basic Language
This blog post originates with the question in the Small Basic FAQ . We also wanted to give the...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/22/2012
Small Basic Tutorial: A Simple Savings Calculator For Kids
Today, we have a special guest blogger, Philip Conrod! He is sharing with us an excerpt from their...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/19/2012
Small Basic - New TechNet Wiki Contest!!!
Small Basic is now on TechNet Wiki! Thanks to Noah Buscher, we already have two Small Basic articles...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/16/2012
6 Lessons to learn Small Basic and graduate to Visual Basic!
Learn how to use Small Basic and to graduate to Visual Basic... in 6 steps! Lesson 1: Getting...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/15/2012
Small Basic Extensions Gallery
UPDATED 07/06/16: Added Oculus Rift/Oculus SB. On 03/05/16: Updated the ESL extension links. On...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/12/2012
1942 - Featured Small Basic Program
Today we're featuring 1942 - by Laurent20. For better performance, play the game locally by going...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/10/2012
How to debug Small Basic programs
Today's guest blogger is Nonki Takahashi: About Nonki in his own words: I am an amateur programmer....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/09/2012
What are the 14 Keywords of Small Basic?
In the Small Basic FAQ, it mentions there are 14 keywords: What are the unique features of the Small...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/08/2012
Small Basic - The Physics Challenge (October Challenges)
Welcome to the monthly SmallBasic Challenge! These challenges are intended for people who are...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/03/2012
Got ideas for the Small Basic blog?
Assuming you use Small Basic, of course. =^) We'll interview key community folks, we'll discuss...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/02/2012