Have you ever wanted to write a program, but were discouraged by the complexity of most programming languages? It just seemed too complex to learn and not worth it. Well that's all about to change. There is a simple, easy to learn, and not to mention free programming language for beginners. It is called Just Basic and it simplifies programming for you so you can write professional code without having to know all that confusing structure and syntax. Read More...
Just Basic
Just Basic is the free alternative to confusing code and programming languages that nobody has even heard of. With it's simplicity you'll be programming in hours, not days. All of Just Basic's commands are in plain English. Most other programming languages use keywords and commands that have no resemblance to what they do. This is not the case with Basic. Here is an example code in Basic. See if you can guess what it does:
print "Hello Bloggers!"
You guessed it! This program display Hello Bloggers! on the computer's screen. It is commands like this that make Basic so simple to understand. Another big advantage in Basic is there are two variable types: one holds numbers and the other strings ("Example String"). Neither of these has to be declared so you don't have the confusion of declaring and remembering the types of the variables.
Just Basic provides a beginning programming environment for people wanting to write their own programs. And best of all, Just Basic is free!! It can be downloaded from the Just Basic Website. Simply click on the Download tab and select the version you want (Currently 1.10 as of June 2008). Just Basic even has great documentation to get you started with programming in Basic and many online support websites.
Liberty Basic
For more advanced Basic programmers, you might want to invest in Liberty Basic. All of the commands in Liberty are the same as in Just Basic so you can easily transfer to Liberty. Liberty Basic provides more advanced options for more advanced programmers such as DLL support and communications support. Here is an example program that renames the window, something that can't be don't in Just Basic:
CallDll #user32, "SetWindowTextA",_
h as ulong,_ 'Give the function the handle of window
"New Window Name " as ptr,_ 'Set the Window's Name as New Window Name
result as void 'There is nothing for the function to tell us
See how easy that was!! With Liberty Basic you can expand you programming and create fully-fledged program just like the experts. Liberty Basic also come with great documentation for all the added commands and a lot of support websites and forums. I happen to be a proud Liberty Basic owner, and I have to say: I love it! While Liberty Basic is for the more advanced programmers, if you start with Just Basic, you will be a pro in no time. I highly suggest both languages as an easy way to start programming off right!! You can download a trial of Liberty Basic from the Liberty Basic Website. Below is a list of great Basic information and support websites:
Related Links - Just Basic
Related Links - Liberty Basic
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