Small Basic V0.7 is Now Available: Happy Birthday Small Basic

Exactly one year from its first release, we're announcing the seventh installment of Small Basic's public CTPs. This release adds localization localized builds in four new languages, making Small Basic available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.

This version also includes a cool new feature that allows students to easily graduate from Small Basic to Visual Basic with the touch of a button. Check out the full release notes in the Small Basic blog.

Small Basic is a project that's aimed at bringing "fun" back to programming. By providing a small and easy to learn programming language in a friendly and inviting development environment, Small Basic makes programming a breeze. Ideal for kids and adults alike, Small Basic helps beginners take the first step into the wonderful world of programming.

• Small Basic derives its inspiration from the original BASIC programming language, and is based on the Microsoft .NET platform. It is really small with just 15 keywords and uses minimal concepts to keep the barrier to entry as low as possible.
• The Small Basic development environment is simple, yet provides powerful modern environment features like Intellisense™ and instant context sensitive help.
• Small Basic allows third-party libraries to be plugged in with ease, making it possible for the community to extend the experience in fun and interesting ways.

Play with Small Basic, stress it, evaluate it, and tell us what you think.

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