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diff --git a/smallbasic.html.markdown b/smallbasic.html.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000..007f9591 --- /dev/null +++ b/smallbasic.html.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ +--- +language: SmallBASIC +filename: learnsmallbasic.bas +contributors: + - ["Chris Warren-Smith", "http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net"] +--- + +## About + +SmallBASIC is a fast and easy to learn BASIC language interpreter ideal for everyday calculations, scripts and prototypes. SmallBASIC includes trigonometric, matrices and algebra functions, a built in IDE, a powerful string library, system, sound, and graphic commands along with structured programming syntax. + +## Development + +SmallBASIC was originally developed by Nicholas Christopoulos in late 1999 for the Palm Pilot. Project development has been continued by Chris Warren-Smith since around 2005. + +Versions of SmallBASIC have been made for a number of early hand held devices including Franklin eBookman and the Nokia 770. Also various desktop releases have been released based on a variety of GUI tool-kits, some of which have become defunct. The current supported platforms are Linux and Windows based on SDL2 and Android based on NDK. + +In late 2000's a large corporation released a BASIC like programming environment with a similar sounding name. SmallBASIC is not related to this other project. + +``` +REM This is a comment +' and this is also a comment + +REM print text +print "hello" +? "? is short for PRINT" + +REM Control structures +FOR index = 0 TO 10 STEP 2 + ? "This is line number "; index +NEXT +J=0 +REPEAT + J++ +UNTIL J=10 +WHILE J>0 + J-- +WEND + +REM Select case statement +Select Case "Cool" + Case "null", 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,"Cool","blah" + Case "Not cool" + PRINT "Epic fail" + Case Else + PRINT "Fail" +End Select + +REM catching errors with TRY/CATCH +Try + fn = Freefile + Open filename For Input As #fn +Catch err + Print "failed to open" +End Try + +REM User defined subs and functions +func add2(x,y) + ' variables may be declared as local within the scope of a SUB or FUNC + local K + k = "k will cease to exist when this FUNC returns" + add2=x+y +end +Print add2(5,5) +sub print_it(it) + print it +end +print_it "IT...." + +REM Display lines and pixels +At 0,ymax/2+txth("Q") +Color 1: ? "sin(x)": +Color 8: ? "cos(x)": +Color 12: ? "tan(x)" +Line 0,ymax/2,xmax,ymax/2 +For i=0 to xmax + Pset i,ymax/2-sin(i*2*pi/ymax)*ymax/4 color 1 + Pset i,ymax/2-cos(i*2*pi/ymax)*ymax/4 color 8 + Pset i,ymax/2-tan(i*2*pi/ymax)*ymax/4 color 12 +Next +showpage + +REM SmallBASIC is great for experimenting with fractals and other interesting effects +Delay 3000 +Randomize +ff = 440.03 +For j = 0 to 20 + r = rnd * 1000 % 255 + b = rnd * 1000 % 255 + g = rnd * 1000 % 255 + c = rgb(r,b,g) + ff += 9.444 + for i=0 to 25000 + f += ff + x = min(xmax, -x + cos(f*i)) + y = min(ymax, -y + sin(f*i)) + pset x, y color c + if (i%1000==0) then + showpage + fi + next +Next j + +REM For computer historians, SmallBASIC can run programs +REM found in early computer books and magazines, for example: +10 LET A=9 +20 LET B=7 +30 PRINT A*B +40 PRINT A/B + +PAUSE + +``` + +## Articles + +* [Getting started](http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/1573) +* [Welcome to SmallBASIC](http://smallbasic.sourceforge.net/?q=node/838) + +## GitHub + +* [Source code](https://github.com/smallbasic/SmallBASIC) +* [Reference snapshot](http://smallbasic.github.io/) + |