Microsoft Small Basic. Expert to Expert: The Basics of SmallBasic. SmallBasic is a new programming language aimed at beginners.
It was created as a side project of Vijaye Raji, a software developer on the Oslo team. SmallBasic is a very limited language with only a handful of keywords and a small set of concepts that should make builing an application on Windows very simple for beginners. However, don't let it's simplicity fool you into thinking that you can't build very compelling applications with it on Windows... Here, programming language designer (and de facto Expert to Expert host) Erik Meijer, Oslo architect Chris Anderson, Vijaye Raji and I discuss the details behind, in between and in front of SmallBasic. Why was it created in the first place? Tune in. Enjoy. Microsoft Visual Studio Express. Microsoft Visual Studio Express is a set of freeware[3] integrated development environments (IDE) developed by Microsoft as a lightweight version of the Microsoft Visual Studio.
Express editions were conceived beginning with Visual Studio 2005. The idea of Express editions is to provide streamlined, easy-to-use and easy-to-learn IDEs for hobbyists and students, rather than professional software developers. History[edit] Visual Studio 2005 Express, the first version of Visual Studio Express, was released on October 2005. It runs on Windows 2000 SP4 and later. Visual Studio 2008 Express was released in November 2007. Visual Studio 2010 Express was released in April 2010, alongside Visual Studio 2010. 2005–2010 products[edit] Visual Studio 2005, 2008, and 2010 Express are geared toward single project types. Scratch (programming language) Scratch is a free desktop and online multimedia authoring tool that can be used by students, scholars, teachers, and parents to easily create games and provide a stepping stone to the more advanced world of computer programming or even be used for a range of educational and entertainment constructivist purposes from math and science projects, including simulations and visualizations of experiments, recording lectures with animated presentations, to social sciences animated stories, and interactive art and music.
Viewing the existing projects available on the Scratch website, or modifying and testing any modification without saving it requires no online registration. Scratch 2 is currently available online and as an application for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.[1][2] The source code of Scratch 1.x is made available under GPLv2 license and Scratch Source Code License.[3] The Scratch programming language is also used in the game creation tool Stencyl.
The first web-based Scratch in 2006. Microsoft Small Basic for .NET. Microsoft Small Basic is intended to be fun to use.
It is that, and more besides. It has a great potential as a way of flinging together quick and cheerful applications, just like those happy days of childhood hacking. Microsoft Small Basic. Microsoft Small Basic is a simplified variant of the BASIC programming language, developed by Microsoft.
With a bare minimum of concepts, Microsoft accredits this as an easy programming language for beginners to grasp. The language itself has only 14 keywords,[3] and the environment is beginner-friendly, with a straightforward interface. History[edit] Small Basic was first introduced by Microsoft in October 2008[4] and was released on 13 June 2011[1] on an updated MSDN website that included a full teacher curriculum,[5] a Getting Started guide,[6] and several Small Basic e-books for beginners through a partnership with ComputerScienceForKids.com.
The published Small Basic guides include a complete developer's reference guide, a Beginning Small Basic tutorial, and a republished classic programming book by David H. Microsoft Small Basic was designed by Microsoft DevLabs and released as a Technology Preview[8] in October 2008. Language[edit] TextWindow.WriteLine("Hello World") Looping[edit]