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Learn to Program With Small Basic by Majed Marji

Learn to Program With Small Basic

An Introduction to Programming With Games, Art, Science, and Math

Majed Marji, Ed Price

No Starch Press · Print & ebook · April 16, 2016

Small Basic is a free, beginner-friendly programming language created by Microsoft.

Programming BasicsWindows Programming
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Who it’s for
Small Basic introduces programming through messages, drawings, games, and creative coding challenges.
Themes
Programming fundamentals, Creative coding, Games, art, and math
Pacing
Steady

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Small Basic is a free, beginner-friendly programming language created by Microsoft. Inspired by BASIC, which introduced programming to millions of first-time PC owners in the 1970s and 1980s, Small Basic is a modern language that makes coding simple and fun. Learn to Program with Small Basic introduces you to the empowering world of programming.

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You’ll master the basics with simple activities like displaying messages and drawing colorful pictures, and then work your way up to programming games! Learn how to: –Program your computer to greet you by name –Make a game of rock-paper-scissors using If/Else statements –Create an interactive treasure map using arrays –Draw intricate geometric patterns with just a few lines of code –Simplify complex programs by breaking them into bite-sized subroutines You’ll also learn to command a turtle to draw shapes, create magical moving text, solve math problems quickly, help a knight slay a dragon, and more! Each chapter ends with creative coding challenges so you can take your skills to the next level. Learn to Program with Small Basic is the perfect place to start your computer science journey.

Small Basic Projects

Small Basic introduces programming through messages, drawings, games, and creative coding challenges.

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  • Make a rock-paper-scissors game with If/Else statements
  • Create an interactive treasure map using arrays

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  • Draw geometric patterns with just a few lines of code
  • Take on creative coding challenges at each chapter’s end

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Programming Basics47%

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Publisher categories

  • Programming Languages
  • Windows Programming
  • EdTech
Authors
Majed Marji, Ed Price
Publisher
No Starch Press
Published
April 16, 2016
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Programming fundamentals · Creative coding · Games, art, and math
Reading lane
Programming Languages