User:ManuelSantos/Basic 256

The project started in 2007 inspired by the article “Why Johnny can't code” by David Brin. In 2009 James M. Reneau from Shawnee State University took over the project. It's main focus is to provide a simple and comprehensive environment for middle/high school students learn the basics of computer programming.

Basic-256 is a simple version of BASIC. It uses traditional control structures like gosub, for/next, and goto, which helps children easily see how program flow-control works. It has a built-in graphics mode which lets them draw pictures on screen, and a set of detailed, easy-to-follow tutorials that introduce programming concepts through simple exercises.