Shapes Editor using Polygon for Small Basic
Thanks to NaochanON for writing this blog and Tryhest for contributing updates. More details on Small Basic forum. Shapes Editor Several Shape editors have been proposed so far, but shape modification...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Draw Circle Game
I made a game how accurate circle to draw with mouse. The program ID is FGM527. Usage: Draw a circle with mouse. Push [OK] button. Check your score. Push [OK] button to continue. Have fun with a Small...
View ArticleSmall Basic Prime (extended IDE)
Introduction Gungan37 created a great extended Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Small Basic back in 2013 (called SB++). It had some nice features and looked really good. Over the years it...
View ArticleHelper to solve Chaos Su Do Ku – Small Basic featured program
Today I'd like to introduce a program written by ErmiteUrbain. ErmiteUrbain wrote a program to help to solve Chaos Sudoku. The program ID is PTX661. And the information is uploaded in a forum thread...
View ArticleMethod to Convert Binary
Today I'd like to introduce a table to understand how to convert between decimal and binary. ErmiteUrbain made a table to show how Amir CPS's converter THJ835-1 works. ErmiteUrbain also rewrote Amir's...
View ArticleMatch Colours or Symbols – Small Basic Featured Program
Today's featured program is "Match colours or symbols" written by Glenn Broadway. Glenn wanted to learn how to use OnKeyDown and OnMouseDown events in the GraphicsWindow so he wrote a simple matching...
View ArticleSearch Small Basic Code with Bing
Internet search engines such as Bing are useful to find Small Basic code. Today I will introduce samples to find simple Small Basic subroutines in the Internet. The first keywords are "Small Basic...
View ArticleSimakov’s Click the button – Small Basic Featured Program
Today I'd like to introduce Simakov Misha's game "Click the button". The program ID is DSX769. This program is simple - it has only 97 lines. And it's smart to use an array buttonArr to define stages....
View ArticleSmall Basic TextWindow and Keyboard Shortcuts
There are many keyboard shortcuts for TextWindow.Read() operation. Most of these shortcut keys are the same with the command prompt. Today's code is as follows. While "True" TextWindow.Read()...
View ArticleWhy was Small Basic 1.3 released in UWP? (And addressing the community’s...
We answered this a few times in forums and blog comments, but we've given more and less information, randomly (sometimes a lot, and sometimes not enough), but let's go ahead and explain it with lots of...
View ArticleSmall Basic Monthly Challenges – July 2018
We still have over a week for you to get your challenges in! These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those returning to programming who want to...
View ArticleWho will be announced as the next Small Basic Guru? Read more about July 2018...
What is the TechNet Guru Competition? Each month the TechNet Wiki council organizes a contest of the best articles posted that month. This is your chance to be announced as MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY GURU...
View ArticleAnnouncement: Welcome to Small Basic Website 2.0
We're pleased as punch (punch that particularly pleased) to announce our new Small Basic website: http://www.SmallBasic.com Many people have worked hard on this. As Small Basic is a volunteer project...
View ArticleLast call for the August 2018 Small Basic Guru!
This is the last week for the August 2018 Small Basic Guru competition! Check it out! What is TechNet Guru Competition? Each month the TechNet Wiki council organizes a contest of the best articles...
View ArticleLast week for the August Small Basic Code Challenges!
This month's Small Basic code challenges come from Roshan Kumar Priya. These are his challenges for August 2018... Go to the forum thread to submit your programs:...
View ArticleNEW RELEASE: Small Basic Online Public Preview (v0.9)
Hello! Head to the new Small Basic Website 2.0: http://www.SmallBasic.com In the upper right corner, you'll notice the new "Start Coding Online" button! This is our Public Preview release of Small...
View ArticleWho will be announced as the next Small Basic Guru? Read more about September...
What is the TechNet Guru Competition? Each month the TechNet Wiki council organizes a contest of the best articles posted that month. This is your chance to be announced as MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY GURU...
View ArticleSeptember 2018 – Small Basic Challenges: Ellipses, Snail Shells, Anemones, &...
These challenges are intended for people who are learning to program for the first time or for those returning to programming who want to start using Small Basic. Some will be easy, some will be hard...
View ArticleSmall Basic – Bring on the Snail Shells and Animated Anemones!!!
Over in the September Challenges: https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/0059173a-594e-4da4-afa6-e9c6ac9241fa/challenge-of-the-month-september-2018?forum=smallbasic LitDev offered this...
View ArticleNEW UPDATES: Small Basic Website 2.1 & Small Basic Online 0.91
Our progress continues! This is our next release on the Small Basic Website. See our July (last) release here: Announcement: Welcome to Small Basic Website 2.0 A big thank-you goes out to our 2018...
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