Contents. Description The dialect is described by the authors as a second generation BASIC, and has a lot in common with. It is a structured BASIC, and contains the most advanced math functions and operators found on graphing calculators such as matrices and Gauss-Jordan method. Intended application The 'Small' prefix in the name smallBASIC reflects the project's original intention of being used with the, a small hand-held device. SmallBASIC was designed for portability, and is written in with separate modules containing any code that is unique to a particular platform. SmallBASIC is intended to support the same sorts of applications supported by and on the, with support for drawing to the screen, creating sounds, and displaying text in various fonts.
SmallBASIC also adds functions such as 'File Save', 'Save As', 'Close File', and 'Open File' to the Palm, a device with no native filesystem. SmallBASIC is also intended as a tool for mathematics, with built-in functions for, and for two and three dimensional.
Other programming languages for Palm OS that are written in SmallBASIC include Exclamation. Platforms SmallBASIC was designed to run on minimal hardware.
One of the primary platforms supported is, where memory, CPU cycles, and screen space are limited. The SmallBASIC graphics engine can use ASCII graphics (similar to ) and therefore run many programs on pure text devices.
SmallBASIC runs even on Palm OS wristwatches made by It is available for all -Compliant operating systems (including, and ), /, VTOS, /, Helio/VT-OS, the N770 Internet Tablet., and on any system that supports,. Reception. calls it ' an excellent tool to begin programming with.' . ASCII-World says ' SmallBASIC is an excellent tool for mathematics'. David Mertz, Ph.D.
And Andrew Blais, Ph.D. Of Gnosis Software say ' SmallBASIC has one of the better development interfaces we have reviewed. ' See also.
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This is a bit off-topic, but I wanted to mention a great tool for beginners to learn how to program. This tool is especially ideal for those of us who have high schoolers who are interested in programming (this blog is directed at my son James).
Small Basic 1.0 was released this past month, after more than two years of pre-release versions. It is a very slimmed-down version of Visual Basic (the Small Basic language consists of just 14 keywords), designed with a friendly development environment that is easy to master and a great introduction into the world of programming. It even has IntelliSense. Part of what makes it so fun is it’s easy to create games and share those games with your friends, as well as the ability to post your games on a blog or website to play within a browser using a Silverlight player. You can learn the programming concepts starting with the fundamentals and move your way up.
Small Basic is based on.NET and what you learn could be easily applied to other.NET programming languages like Visual Basic. And when you do graduate to Visual Basic, you can bring your existing programs with you using a built-in conversion utility.
So, to get started, visit the. Here are my favorite links: – Small Basic – Read the Getting Started Guide in, or, or use the, which provides separate lessons, just like a classroom. They are pretty similar, so if you like learning by reading a book, use the Getting Started Guide. If you like learning via lessons, use the online Small Basic Curriculum – If you need help, there is a to post questions or read answers to questions others have posted – The describes the syntax of all the commands – When you write a program that you want to share, you can easily upload your code to the Internet.
Others can then view your code and run your program (either within Small Basic or on the Small Basic website – see ). See the on how to do this – Check out these ““, which are free lessons to learn more about Small Basic. Asphalt institute manual series 19. Developed by – On YouTube there are many – You can find greatly expanded tutorials for purchase as – Free Small Basic: The Developer’s Reference Guide to Small Basic, Beginning Microsoft Small Basic, Basic Computer Games Small Basic Edition – There is a page and a Now unleash the next generation of programmers!