lbjoseph
Jun 30, 2011
=Basics of Programming= //[[user:lbjoseph]]// [[toc|flat]] o ---- =Why= I remember having the desire to learn programming when I was 12 - I just wanted to make my own games. Sound familiar? Thinking it would be educational, my mom bought me a copy of [[@http://www.libertybasic.com|Liberty BASIC]]. It was educational, mind you, but it was so engaging to me that she had a hard time getting me to do anything else for the next few years. Yes, I was a normal teenager and did things with friends, but most of my spare time alone was spent programming or reading about programming. Learning and experimenting pays off, however. For now I am writing this article to help //**you**// learn how to program. =The Problem With Programming Tutorials= The problems with most programming tutorials you find online usually consist of the following: * They're not youth friendly. For all I know, you could be an aspiring preteen programmer like I was. In which case, this tutorial needs to be easy to understand by youth and adults. * They expect you to already know a different programming language. The question becomes, where do you start? * They start by teaching very difficult and often boring programming languages. This tutorial focuses on teaching the fun and easy to use Liberty BASIC. =Free Version= Yes, you don't actually have to purchase Liberty BASIC to follow this tutorial. You will probably want to, though, once you see what all it can do. There is a free version of Liberty BASIC known as [[@http://justbasic.com|Just BASIC]] [[code format="lb"]] 'code here [[code]] =Second Part Title= Text here. [[code format="lb"]] 'code here [[code]] =Third Part Title= Text here. [[code format="lb"]] 'code here [[code]] ---- [[toc|flat]]