Post Test and Casewhere

Question

Any chance of including 2 more keywords into Small BASIC.
A Post Test repetition ie REPEAT...UNTIL. This would complte and complement the Pre-Test WHILE repetition.
A CASEWHERE (SELECT or whatever) would add Multiway selection. Yes, nested IF's can be used but are messy when a CASEWHERE can be used.
I teach programming in NSW (AUstralian) High Schools and the subject requirements include the above 2 structures. I can work around these to a point but without the native structures in the language I need to go off and use an alternative to let students work with these 2 structures.
Small BASIC is a great language that allows me to cover an easy to use language and have studetns produce simple elegant programs at a beginner level. The inclusion of the Turtle Graphics means I do not need to use an alternative LOGO language.

Answer 1

Good ideas. 

We've got a thread going about ideas of what we might do with another version. You can add to that if you'd like.

Thanks!

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Ed Price (a.k.a User Ed), SQL Server Customer Program Manager (Blog, Twitter, Wiki)

Answer 2

I agree with it. SB still lacks some keyword statements which are common among programming languages, even from very old BASIC varieties. For example, it's the only language I know of where the boolean keyword Not (or an equivalent like !) is lacking!

And it's fundamental to have those incorporated, so SB can be a much real introductory language solution!

Besides that, SB needs to have more multimedia capabilities, like play videos and easier multi-sound controlling, which run in separate instances and don't interrupt the program flow! And a save screen (and/or a portion of it) feature!  ^_^

Flickr & Dictionary objects are excellent ideas! SB should pursue more Internet services for us to play with!  :P

More methods to deal w/ advanced game-making like shape/sprite triggered collisions and also a badly-needed graphics window back-buffer!

And of course, a huge bundled collection of shape & sound samples, à la Scratch!

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