Windows only: If you've never played around with programming before, this weekend is a perfect time to start. Small Basic is a recent offering from Microsoft based on the venerable BASIC programming ...

I'd like to take a brief moment to introduce you to a small project at Microsoft that has received very little press: Small Basic. Developed by Microsoft employee Vijaye Raji, the Small Basic language ...

Modern languages are very powerful, but have you ever tried to teach one to a complete beginner? Before you can write a single program there is so much to master. You find yourself having to explain ...

A fully resourced, dyslexia-friendly KS3 Computer Science lesson introducing students to programming through Microsoft Small Basic. Includes a complete PowerPoint, differentiated worksheet and step-by ...

Publish and Import: Hitting the Publish button will give you a six-digit/letter combination code. You can give this code to friends to import your program, or input ...

Those of a certain age may fondly remember learning QBASIC in school (or at least playing Nibbles in it), and it looks like Microsoft is now doing its best to bring a beginner-level programing ...

A fully resourced, dyslexia-friendly end-of-unit revision lesson covering the entire KS3 Small Basic programming unit (Lessons 1–6). Includes an engaging PowerPoint, two differentiated worksheets ...

Small Basic does have Subroutines and they are defined in a very simple way: what is more Subroutines are "proper" subroutines and not functions - they have no return value. So even if you could write ...