Microsoft http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/vijaye+raji Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Tags/vijaye+raji en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:47:50 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:47:50 GMT Rev9 1 1 25 SmallBasic is a new programming language aimed at beginners. It was created as a side project of Vijaye Raji, a software developer on the Oslo team. SmallBasic is a very limited language with only a handful of keywords and a small set of concepts that should make builing an application on Windows very simple for beginners. However, don't let it's simplicity fool you into thinking that you can't build very compelling applications with it on Windows...

Here, programming language designer (and de facto Expert to Expert host) Erik Meijer, Oslo architect Chris Anderson, Vijaye Raji and I discuss the details behind, in between and in front of SmallBasic. Why was it created in the first place? Why the VB-like syntax? What's the goal of the language and runtime, anyway, given that there are already beginning languages out there that run on the Microsoft stack? Why is the language designed in the way that it is? Why is it so popular? How will it evolve? You know, typical Channel 9 questions. We go pretty deep here, but we don't touch bottom. It was a lot of fun taking part in this conversation and I am impressed with SmallBasic and the folks behind it.

Tune in. If you want to know the details behind (and in front of) SmallBasic, then this conversation is for you.

Enjoy ]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Expert-to-Expert-The-Basics-of-SmallBasic SmallBasic is a new programming language aimed at beginners. It was created as a side project of Vijaye Raji, a software developer on the Oslo team. SmallBasic is a very limited language with only a handful of keywords and a small set of concepts that should make builing an application on Windows very simple for beginners. However, don't let it's simplicity fool you into thinking that you can't build very compelling applications with it on Windows...Here, programming language designer (and de facto Expert to Expert host) Erik Meijer, Oslo architect Chris Anderson, Vijaye Raji and I discuss the details behind, in between and in front of SmallBasic. Why was it created in the first place? Why the VB-like syntax? What's the goal of the language and runtime, anyway, given that there are already beginning languages out there that run on the Microsoft stack? Why is the language designed in the way that it is? Why is it so popular? How will it evolve? You know, typical Channel 9 questions. We go pretty deep here, but we don't touch bottom. It was a lot of fun taking part in this conversation and I am impressed with SmallBasic and the folks behind it.Tune in. If you want to know the details behind (and in front of) SmallBasic, then this conversation is for you. Enjoy 2739 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Expert-to-Expert-The-Basics-of-SmallBasic Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:00 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Expert-to-Expert-The-Basics-of-SmallBasic Charles Charles 26 http://channel9.msdn.com/Blogs/Charles/Expert-to-Expert-The-Basics-of-SmallBasic/RSS Chris Anderson Erik Meijer Expert to Expert Programming SmallBasic Vijaye Raji