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Want to be the Microsoft TechNet Small Basic Guru for February 2017?
February 2017 Small Basic Guru, it’s time to share great skills as a TechNet Wiki article and WIN...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/03/2017
Who will be crowned the First Small Basic Guru of 2017!!
Maybe that title should end in question marks, like this... Who will be crowned the First Small...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/18/2017
Small Basic - Artificial Neuron
I wrote a program about simple artificial neuron (PQK191). This neuron has two inputs x1, x2 and...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/16/2017
Small Basic - Kinect Motion Recorder
I wrote a new program - Motion Recorder (NVH911). This program uses Kinect sensor to record motion...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/09/2017
Small Basic Challenges of the Month - January 2017 (featuring Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, and golf putting)
These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/08/2017
Happy New Year with Small Basic
Happy New Year! Today I will write about 2017 new year Small Basic challenges. The first one...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/02/2017
Algorithm Basics in Small Basic
Algorithm is combinations of code patterns. Today, I'd like to introduce three basic code patterns....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/29/2016
Small Basic Troubleshooting: Sound.Play doesn't work on some versions of Windows 10
Issue: Sound.Play doesn't work on some versions of Windows 10. Specifically, it is no longer working...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/21/2016
Who will be crowned the last Small Basic Guru of 2016!!
Calling all wise men! And Wise Ladies! Join us and rejoice! THE FINAL SMALL BASIC WIKI CHALLENGE OF...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/14/2016
Microsoft Coding for Kids!!!
Did you know that Microsoft has had tools and programs for kids… for 8 years??? Well, consider...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/09/2016
Small Basic - Think about Textbox UX
Let's think about textbox UI (user interface) or UX (user experience). Simple way to use textbox in...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/05/2016
Small Basic - November Community Challenges: Guitar Chords, Drawing Freehand, & Subtractive Colors
Building off the November Challenges from LitDev:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/16/2016
Learn Abstract and Concrete with Small Basic
I wrote some programs for learning abstract and concrete. At first I made a subroutine Average()....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/14/2016
Small Basic Accessibility - Enlarging the text and Hiding IntelliSense & the Help Pane
Small Basic features multiple ways to enlarge the text for accessibility. First, what kind of...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/11/2016
Calling all Small Basic Gurus. November readers need feeding!
“An influential teacher, or popular expert“ Oh mighty reader, we need your enlightenment! Only YOU...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/09/2016
Small Basic Challenges of the Month (November 2016): Scrolling Text Banner, SB Logo, Turtle Mascot, Tic Tac Toe, and Checkers!
These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/07/2016
Small Basic Guru - September 2016 Gold Medal Winner
All the votes are in! And we have a fresh intake of MS and MVP judges too! So below are the results...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/02/2016
Draw a Pumpkin with Small Basic
Have you read a forum thread October Challenge - Special 31st - Draw a Pumpkin? Add your pumpkin in...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/31/2016
Road to Small Basic Online: Blog #2 - New Mascots
Welcome to the road to Small Basic 1.3! Looking for a book about Small Basic? Check out the book I...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/30/2016
Happy Birthday Small Basic - The 8th Anniversary
Can you read the message on the LCD in this photo? Happy Birthday, Small Basic! Today's Small Basic...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/23/2016
Small Basic - Arduino Sample Programs
This March LitDev introduced about Arduino on this blog. Today, I'd like to introduce my Small...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/17/2016
Calling all Small Basic Gurus. October readers need feeding!
Feed the readers! Hey you! Want to be a real-life virtual guru? (pun intended) Do you want to win...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/14/2016
Small Basic - Kinect Sensing
Once I wrote about Kinect for Small Basic Extension and a sample code for KinectWindow object. Today...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/10/2016
Small Basic October 2016 Challenges of the Month - Spinning Top, Tic Tac Toe, Calculating Change, and more!
Hello Small Basic people! Post your solutions here, in this Small Basic Forum thread:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/08/2016
Features of Small Basic Array
Array in Small Basic has following features. associative array flexible length index is...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 09/26/2016
Featured 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...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/25/2016
Multitasking in Small Basic
Key Point of Multitasking What is the difference between single tasking and multitasking? If two or...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 09/19/2016
Small 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...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/18/2016
Small Basic - Synchronous and Asynchronous Type Operations
The challenge of this month has Multitasking Challenge. In Small Basic, there are two types of...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 09/12/2016
Hey Small Basic expert! Help us to help you and become globally known for being awesome at what you do!
September has finally arrived, traditionally a strong month for TechNet Guru contributions. Maybe it...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/09/2016
Small Basic Challenges of the Month - September 2016
Welcome to the September challenges, hosted by LitDev! Please jump in with your solutions in this...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/07/2016
Small Basic - Dice Programs
In the past challenges of the months, I made three dice programs. Today I will introduce these...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 09/05/2016
GUEST 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:...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/03/2016
The Small Basic Guru Awards - July 2016
The Small Basic Guru Awards celebrate the technical articles on TechNet, contributed from valued...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 09/01/2016
Small Basic - Characters for Games
There are some characters that can be used to create game programs. Have fun with useful...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 08/29/2016
Small Basic - Flipping Shapes
Today, I'll introduce a sample program to flip a picture drawn with Shapes object. The program ID...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 08/22/2016
Small Basic Gurus, step up and be known!
August Gurus step up and show us your knowledge on the latest and the greatest technologies...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/19/2016
Small Basic August 2016 Challenges: Breakout Game, Find & Replace, Fixed Numbers, and more!
These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 08/17/2016
Small 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...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 08/15/2016
Small Basic - Draw Moon Quiz
I'd like to introduce a new game program Draw Moon Quiz (BNN571). A moon picture is displayed on...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 08/01/2016
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...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/30/2016
Road to Small Basic Online: Blog #1 - Exploring New Logos
This is part 1 in a blog series that takes us down the road toward Small Basic Online! Road to Small...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/29/2016
Small Basic - Gather Code Samples
When I started to learn BASIC, there was a reference manual which has a simple sample code for each...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 07/18/2016
Small Basic Featured Programs - Multi-Colored Spirals
In the June Challenges, LitDev included a great Graphics Challenge: Graphics Challenge: Draw a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/15/2016
Small Basic Gurus needed for July!
Come forth all you technical Small Basic gurus and word wizards! It's time to show us what you've...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/13/2016
Small Basic - Case-Insensitive
Small Basic is case-insensitive. But how? Following characters have upper and lower case. Latin...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 07/11/2016
Here, have a turtle.
Here, have a turtle. Boom. That's a turtle. - Ninja Ed
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 07/08/2016