Microsoft Small Basic

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Microsoft Small Basic is a software application influenced by Visual Basic, Logo, and QBasic.

Microsoft Small Basic

Summary

Microsoft Small Basic is a programming language[1]. It draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #96 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microsoft Small Basic was influenced by Visual Basic[3].
  • Microsoft Small Basic was influenced by Logo[4].
  • Microsoft Small Basic was influenced by QBasic[5].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's instance of is recorded as programming language[6].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's developer is recorded as Microsoft[7].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's operating system is recorded as Q11230[8].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's software version identifier is recorded as v1.2[9].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's Commons category is recorded as Microsoft Small Basic[10].
  • October 23, 2008 marks the founding of Microsoft Small Basic[11].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's official website is recorded as http://www.smallbasic.com/[12].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microsoft Small Basic[13].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's different from is recorded as SmallBASIC[14].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's programming paradigm is recorded as structured programming[15].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing[16].
  • Microsoft Small Basic's typing discipline is recorded as weak typing[17].

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Designation and Status

Microsoft Small Basic's instance of is recorded as programming language[6].

History and Context

October 23, 2008 marks the founding of Microsoft Small Basic[11].

Why It Matters

Microsoft Small Basic draws 45 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #96 of 742).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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