Friday, June 25, 2010

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The programs you use every day are deceptively simple. You launch them and they work. But beneath the surface you'll find thousands of lines of code. And it's all written in a number of cryptic programming languages.

To the untrained eye, these languages may as well be hieroglyphics. If you want to learn to program, you'll have to decipher them. That can seem daunting, especially for kids. But it can actually be fun.

Microsoft's Small Basic helps you take baby steps into the world of programming. It's intended to be an educational tool for kids. But it's a good starting place for anyone. It guides you through building simple programs in BASIC.

An introductory guide will help you build your first program. Once you have the basics down, you can start experimenting. Small Basic will help you write working code every step of the way. Save your best programs and share them with other users. Or you can post them online for everyone.

Cost: Free
Systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7
Download HERE

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