Small Basic

Small Basic

Programming is not easy, solving logical problems and understanding programming fundamentals can be hard if you are just a beginner. In days I started to get knowing programming world, Basic was language perfect for beginners, easy to use but it’s performances and capabilities wasn’t so powerful.

Later people who wanted to learn programming, they start with C language, this days i heard that people choose to learn c# or Java as they firs programming language. It is brave but it can be to damn difficult. Some people gave up, because they think out they can’t be good programmers, and that programming is so hard to learn, but trust me it’s not.

Some people thing that beginners should start with KPL, Python and Ruby. Some said Alice and Scratch.

Small Basic

Small Basic

In early days introducing with new terms, variables, operators, loops you can pick some easy programming language and start to learn it.

Vijaye Raji from Seattle, Microsoft software developer created new programming language, It’s name is Small Basic. Vijaye thinks this language will help beginners to get started with programming.

Small Basic is inspired with Basic programing language, and it is based on Microsoft .NET platform. Development environment is very modern, powered with features like Intellisense™ or Instant sensitive help.

Lets see the code !

Change the desktop wallpaper from Flickr, every minute

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While ("True")
  pic = Flickr.GetRandomPicture("fall leaves")
  Desktop.SetWallPaper(pic)
 
  Program.Delay(60 * 1000)
EndWhile

Makes a BlackBoard that allows you to scribble on a window

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GraphicsWindow.BackgroundColor = "Black"
GraphicsWindow.PenColor = "White"
GraphicsWindow.MouseDown = OnMouseDown
GraphicsWindow.MouseMove = OnMouseMove
 
Sub OnMouseDown
  prevX = GraphicsWindow.MouseX
  prevY = GraphicsWindow.MouseY
EndSub
 
Sub OnMouseMove
  x = GraphicsWindow.MouseX
  y = GraphicsWindow.MouseY
  If (Mouse.IsLeftButtonDown) then
    GraphicsWindow.DrawLine(prevX, prevY, x, y)
  endif
  prevX = x
  prevY = y
EndSub

You can download Small Basic, or view Getting Started guide.

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