Microsoft Small Basic

Microsoft Small Basic is a programming language, interpreter and associated IDE. Microsoft's simplified variant of BASIC, it is designed to help students who have learnt visual programming languages such as Scratch learn text-based programming. The associated IDE provides a simplified programming environment with functionality such as syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, and in-editor documentation access. The language has only 14 keywords.

Microsoft Small Basic
ParadigmStructured, imperative, object-oriented
Designed byMicrosoft, Vijaye Raji
DeveloperMicrosoft
First appearedOctober 23, 2008 (2008-10-23)
Stable release
v1.2 / October 1, 2015 (2015-10-01)
Typing disciplineDynamic, weak
Platform.NET Framework 4.5
OSSmall Basic Desktop: Windows XP (up to version 1.0), Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows Server 2008 R2
Small Basic Online: web browser
LicenseMIT License
Filename extensions.sb, .smallbasic
Websitesmallbasic-publicwebsite.azurewebsites.net
Influenced by
Logo, QBasic, Visual Basic .NET
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