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ExtremeDevilz Master Cheater
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 8:44 am Post subject: New Programming Lang :) [ Microsoft Small Basic ] |
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| Code: | | Microsoft Small Basic is a project that is aimed at making computer programming accessible to beginners. The project comprises a simple programming language that gathers inspiration from the original BASIC programming language; a modern and attractive programming environment; and rich, extensible libraries. Together they make programming fun for kids and adults alike. |
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=b006d58d-c2c7-44ad-936b-e7e2d7de793e&DisplayLang=en
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rapion124 Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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| Lol. I thought VB couldn't be dumbed down any more.
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Zerith Master Cheater
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What's the point, getting more idiots trying to attempt programming?
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92Garfield I'm a spammer
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A language easier than VB is lolz
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hcavolsdsadgadsg I'm a spammer
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Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Zerith wrote: | What's the point, getting more idiots trying to attempt programming?  |
because accessible is good, and it's fun to see something happen.
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nog_lorp Grandmaster Cheater
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Because MS is a software company. A significant portion of their expenditures are on paying programmers.
Making programming easier / lowering the barriers of entry leads to more programmers, meaning cheaper labor.
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sloppy Expert Cheater
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| I remember playing with BASIC in my school computing class, we had a simple task of designing a maze and then guiding our square dot (edit: actually it was a triangle!) along the shortest path from entrance to exit. It was great fun and I think a good way to introduce programming.
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rapion124 Grandmaster Cheater Supreme
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| nog_lorp wrote: | Because MS is a software company. A significant portion of their expenditures are on paying programmers.
Making programming easier / lowering the barriers of entry leads to more programmers, meaning cheaper labor. |
Microsoft needs good programmers. If you hire inexperienced ones, they will write crappy code. Crappy code means more exploits.
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SXGuy I post too much
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01 give noobs new language
02 if noob > idiot goto line 03
03 print idiot
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Zerith Master Cheater
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| rapion124 wrote: | | nog_lorp wrote: | Because MS is a software company. A significant portion of their expenditures are on paying programmers.
Making programming easier / lowering the barriers of entry leads to more programmers, meaning cheaper labor. |
Microsoft needs good programmers. If you hire inexperienced ones, they will write crappy code. Crappy code means more exploits. |
How is this any diffrent from the current situation?
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nog_lorp Grandmaster Cheater
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| rapion124 wrote: | | Microsoft needs good programmers. If you hire inexperienced ones, they will write crappy code. Crappy code means more exploits. |
This isn't true at all. Microsoft needs adequate programmers, who require very little training to create.
Microsoft has software architects, project leads, and researchers that they recruit from academia and other companies (Google et al.), but these skilled employees are a fraction of the actual developers.
Postscript: Whaddup x0r <3
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DeletedUser14087 I post too much
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Microsoft actually stole BASIC years ago and made VB (when they were Founded).
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SXGuy I post too much
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did anyone ever own an amstrad 464 or 6128k?
I remember the days of endless programming just to make a simple graphic print your name.
Those were the days or real coding haha
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Zerith Master Cheater
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| SXGuy wrote: | did anyone ever own an amstrad 464 or 6128k?
I remember the days of endless programming just to make a simple graphic print your name.
Those were the days or real coding haha |
Memory isn't really a problem these days, so with the new technologies... I wish I was born about 10 years earlier.
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SXGuy I post too much
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| Zerith wrote: | | SXGuy wrote: | did anyone ever own an amstrad 464 or 6128k?
I remember the days of endless programming just to make a simple graphic print your name.
Those were the days or real coding haha |
Memory isn't really a problem these days, so with the new technologies... I wish I was born about 10 years earlier.  |
ive had shit like Sinclair ZX Spectrum (64k) (128k), amstrad cpc 464 and 6128, amstrad 8086, 80286 etc etc lol
Bring back tape loaded data!!!
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