Basic-256
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The project started in 2007 inspired by the article “Why Johnny can't code” by David Brin
David Brin
Glen David Brin, Ph.D. is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards.-Biography:...

. Its main focus is to provide a simple and comprehensive environment for middle/high school students to learn the basics of computer programming.

Basic-256 is a simple version of BASIC
BASIC
BASIC is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use - the name is an acronym from Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code....

, the code editor, text output window and graphics editor window are all visible in the same screen. However the successive versions haven been adding new features, namely:
  • Files (Eof, Size)- Version 9.4d
  • Mouse events - Version 9.4d
  • Sprites handling - Version 0.9.6n
  • Database functions - Version 0.9.6y
  • Network - Version 0.9.6.31

External links

  • Home Page - user manuals and tutorials
  • Basic Book - Learn to program Basic-256 with a free Creative Commons e-book.
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