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Small Basic - Invalid Variable Names
This Table shows some illegal variable names, along with the reason why each name’s invalid....
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/05/2016
You could be our Fabulous February Small Basic Guru!
Fabulous February is here at last! This is the month some of the greatest names in TechNet Wiki...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 02/04/2016
Small Basic Featured Article: Automatic Type Conversion
You can find the latest and greatest version of this article here: Small Basic: Automatic Type...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/31/2016
Introduction to Microsoft’s Small Basic by Martin Fish - Class 1
We've got some great curriculum here from one of our favorite educators! Let's get to it! This is an...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/26/2016
Small Basic Featured Thread - Fremy's extension updated for Small Basic v1.2
I'd like to introduce a new thread written by FremyCompany [MSFT] (François REMY) in Small...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/25/2016
Small Basic - Coding Patterns
I started to organize coding patterns for Small Basic here in CodePlex. I sometimes use these...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/18/2016
Featured Small Basic Program - XY Graph from Bluegrams!
Download the application here: XY Graph XY Graph is a function plotting program coded with Small...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/13/2016
Small Basic - Zodiac Sign Update
My first version of zodiac sign program in Small Basic was for Challenge of the Month - January...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/11/2016
Be our Small Basic TechNet Guru of 2016 and become renowned in community and professional circles!
A new year! A new start for the TechNet Guru Awards 2016! 2015 Guru was soooo last year! 2016 Guru...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/08/2016
Small Basic Program for TechNet Guru Iconography
I wrote a Small Basic program for TechNet Guru Iconography. The program ID is GGK772. Draw your...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 01/07/2016
123 Calculator and Christmas Tree Turtle
123 Calculator & Christmas Tree Turtle It kind of rhymes and certainly repeats. Once again...
Author: Jibba Jabba Date: 01/06/2016
Small Basic Featured Game: Small Block Builder v.0.1.1
Small Block Builder is a Small Basic game in the open explorative style of Minecraft. It is created...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 01/01/2016
Featured Small Basic Article - Leap Year Checker
Today I'm featuring this Wiki article: Small Basic Sample: Leap Year Checker Here is the overview...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/29/2015
Upgraded Calendar in Small Basic
I rewrote my calendar program. The first version was written in F-BASIC in 1986. I sometimes rewrote...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/28/2015
Beginning Microsoft Small Basic - Review by Janelle N & her son (age 10)
It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is JannelleN and her 10 year old son. Let's get...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/24/2015
Small Basic - November Guru Award Winners!!!
We had a few great articles in November! Let's see what the judges thought! Small Basic Technical...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/22/2015
Small Basic Featured Program - Program Database
This was a challenge to write a database program with Small Basic. I started to write this program...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/21/2015
Beginning Microsoft Small Basic - Review by Tere S & her son (age 12)
It's time for a guest blogger! Today's guest blogger is Tere S and her 12-year old son. Let's get to...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/18/2015
Illumination in Small Basic
I made a sample program of illumination in Small Basic. The program ID is JRV115. I recommend you to...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/14/2015
Small Basic Featured Program - Fluid Particle Simulation
Sam Gerard made this fluid simulation with LitDev's help! Here is Sam's profile: '-' In Sam's...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/10/2015
12/8 UPDATES: Small Basic Program Galleries
We have two Small Basic Program Galleries: Small Basic Program Gallery Small Basic Program Gallery -...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/08/2015
Who will be crowned the last Small Basic Guru of 2015???!!
Here it is folks! THE FINAL CHALLENGE OF 2015!! Step up all known Gurus currently active! Let us see...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/07/2015
Multi-Language Programming in Small Basic
I'd like to introduce three multi-language programs for answering a forum thread: How i can add...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 12/07/2015
Lego Mindstorms EV3 Basic - Leveraging the Small Basic Graphics Window
Here's the main announcement with all the information about EV3 Basic: Lego Mindstorms EV3 extension...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 12/03/2015
Small Basic - TOC for Challenges, Blog Posts and Wiki Articles
There are lots of information about Small Basic on the internet - especially on MSDN forums, blogs,...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/30/2015
Small Basic Featured Article - How to Use Trigonometric Functions
Here's a classic article from Nonki: Small Basic: How to Use Trigonometric Functions Let's imagine...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/26/2015
Drawing Pictures with Small Basic
Today's topic is how to draw (paint) pictures by programs (or via programming) with Small Basic....
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/23/2015
Small Basic Technical Guru Winners - October 2015
Nonki and I battled it out for October. Here are the judge comments: Small Basic Technical Guru -...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/21/2015
Small Basic Featured Program - Wavelength To RGB Converter
This featured program comes from Pappa Lapub. Here's a small WavelengthToRGB converter that does...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/20/2015
Small Basic - Controls and Challenges
Last and this month, controls challenges are going in the Challenge of the Month. So today, I'd like...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/16/2015
Small Basic Ninjas needed for the November Gurus! Application details within.
We need Wizards and warriors, of words and wisdom. Come forth, oh mighty techno-scribbler! Pass your...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/13/2015
Small Basic Shapes from Microsoft Excel
This post is an update of the last post Small Basic Shapes from Microsoft Office. Last time I wrote...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 11/09/2015
Featured Small Basic Article - Bring on the Emoji!!!
The featured article is from Nonki Takahashi... Small Basic: Emoji Table of Contents Introduction...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/06/2015
Small Basic: Using a Sentinel for Loop Control
"The Sentinel" sounds like a newspaper. Or perhaps an action movie. Or like a big robot that chases...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/04/2015
Small Basic could change your life forever!!!
Do you want to make over $100,000? Well, Small Basic won't do that. =^) But Small Basic could be a...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/02/2015
The September Small Basic Guru Awards - Behold, the cream of the community!
Looks like Emiliano beat me squarely with the September content: Small Basic Technical Guru -...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 11/01/2015
Small Basic Shapes from Microsoft Office
Today, I'd like to introduce about how to convert shapes created by Microsoft Office to Small Basic...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/31/2015
Featured Games: Small Block Builder & Triple Six!
Today's blog features 2 awesome games coded by Bluegrams. You can download the games from these 2...
Author: Jibba Jabba Date: 10/27/2015
Small Basic 1.2 - Release Notes
The Small Basic 1.2 Release Notes can be found on TechNet Wiki (we'll keep them updated there):...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/23/2015
NUI Grab - Kinect for Small Basic Sample Program
I made a sample program using KinectBodyList object in Small Basic programming language. The program...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/19/2015
Lego Mindstorms EV3 extension for Small Basic - EV3 Basic!!!
Using the EV3 extension for Small Basic 1.2, you can use Small Basic to program your Lego Mindstorm...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/18/2015
Small Basic Featured Program - Database Sample
I would like to share a database sample program. There are extension methods to handle databases...
Author: litdev Date: 10/15/2015
Small Basic 1.2 : Rapide Aperçu (fr-FR)
Traduction de l'article original...
Author: Yan Grenier - MTFC Date: 10/13/2015
Small Basic - New Dictionary Object
Today I'd like to write about Dictionary object which has been renewed in Small Basic 1.2. Ed Price...
Author: Nonki Takahashi Date: 10/12/2015
Shocktober Small Basic TechNet Guru Competition! We need YOU!
Shocktober is here again, and we are anticipating some surprising and shockingly sensational...
Author: Ed Price - MSFT Date: 10/08/2015