QBASIC Programming for Kids

[Geek-9pm]

Some of use do not like the .NET method because it requires so much additional changes to be made to the system. The older BASIC compilers had a single run time library that did not have to be pushed into the system.

For the QB 4.5 compiler for QBASIC and Visual Basic for DOS, look here:

http://www.qbcafe.net/qbc/english/download/compiler/qbasic_compiler.shtml

[gh0std0g74]

The magic of QBASIC is that you did not have to declare anything, except in real tough applications. Just $ to identify a string and everything else was a floating point number. Great for Kids and anybody starting out. Even simple arrays were automatic.

many other modern programming languages, eg Python have better data structures such as dictionaries and far much better than QBasic in terms of libraries / modules, string parsing engines, etc... and definitely suited for kids as well...

[macdad-]

Some of use do not like the .NET method because it requires so much additional changes to be made to the system. The older BASIC compilers had a single run time library that did not have to be pushed into the system.

For the QB 4.5 compiler for QBASIC and Visual Basic for DOS, look here:

http://www.qbcafe.net/qbc/english/download/compiler/qbasic_compiler.shtml

True and you have to install the NET framework on the computer to run .NET apps.

To bad they can't let you just build it into a stand-alone(no framework) EXE.