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This post introduces Microsoft Small Basic within a Xamarin Workbooks Environment.

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Xamarin Workbooks is a free, open-source learning environment that has assisted thousands of Windows users in learning and perfecting basic C#. Microsoft is now leveraging the app as a tool for teaching an introductory programming language, Small Basic, in a method readily available to the average Windows user.

Small Basic’s simple command set combined with the educational features of Xamarin creates the perfect localized environment for children or beginners learning to code, producing what is essentially “Small C#.”

Small Basic

Small Basic was created as an educational coding language, a step between block programming and Visual Basic. It can be considered the preliminary step to more advanced programming and development techniques.

Xamarin Workbooks

Each Xamarin Workbook combines the written text of a tutorial or webpage with the technical steps of a sample C# program. It also provides interactive preview windows and “run” options for testing small segments of code on the same page directly within the app.

Figure 1: An example of the Xamarin Workbook environment. The document is led with a text cell, and the SmallBasic library is imported in a code cell.

Each space for writing text or code is known as a block or a cell. One can manipulate cells using the “addcode,” “add text,” and “delete” buttons in an existing cell. Each code block is continued from the last meaning there is not need to duplicate code.

Workbooks typically begin with a brief text introduction to the learning task, immediately followed by code cells. Any user can follow the instructions to achieve a certain outcome.

Getting Started with Small Basic + Xamarin Workbooks

Tools:

• Xamarin Workbooks: Get the Xamarin Workbooks Desktop App for Windows here.
• Workbooks Package: A NuGet package integrating the Small Basic library with Workbooks already exists. Follow setup guide below. The package can be found here.

Setup:

NuGet is a Windows package manager that allows users to import packages from the web. This includes the package containing the Small Basic library for Workbooks.

1. Open Xamarin and start a new, blank project.
2. Choose 'File', 'Add Package… ', and proceed to open the NuGet Package Manager.
3. In the NuGet search bar, find Workbook 1.2.0.

Figure 2: Using the NuGet Package Manager to import SmallBasic.

4. Selecting this package will create a new cell in your Workbook which imports the Small Basic library (Figure 1).
5. Add the using statement to access Small Basic commands in your code.
6. Proceed to write and practice your new project in Xamarin Workbooks while enjoying the features of Small Basic.

Sample:

Microsoft Small Basic Mac

The following sample comes from Nonki Takahashi:

For more information about how to do this, see. Office 365 login.

1. Install Xamarin Workbooks from here.

2. Select [File] [Add Package], type 'Small Basic', select 'SmallBasic.Workbook 1.2.0' and push [ADD PACKAGE].

3. Type the following code:

4. Push Ctrl+R.

Microsoft Small Basic For Mac

Download this sample:Xamarin Workbook: Learn C# for Small Basic Users

Forum Thread - See this Forum Thread for a Discussion and more samples:

Tips:

• After inserting Small Basic (#r), remember to add the using statement:

#r “SmallBasicLibrary”
using Microsoft.SmallBasic.Library;

• Remember to use a semicolon (;) at the end of each line.

More Info:

For more guides on the basics of Xamarin Workbooks, check out the Xamarin website here.

For more samples and discussions of Small Basic with Xamarin Workbooks, see this forum thread here.

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Option	Description
Account description	This is how your account is labeled in Outlook. If you have more than one account, choose descriptive names so you can better differentiate between your accounts.
Full name	This is how your name appears in the From field of email messages you send.
Email address	Type your complete email address, such as someone@example.com.
User name	Depending on your email provider, this is usually either your full email address or the part of your email address before the '@' symbol.
Password	This is the password you'll use to access your account. The password is usually case-sensitive.
Incoming server	The incoming mail server for an IMAP account may also be called the IMAP server. For example, if your email provider is example.com, the incoming mail server is likely imap-mail.example.com.
Override default port	To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box.
Use SSL to connect (recommended)	Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an encryption technology that helps improve the security of your account.
Outgoing server	This server sends your messages. It may also be called the SMTP server. For example, if your email provider is example.com, the outgoing mail server is likely smtp-mail.example.com.
Override default port	To be able to edit the port number that follows the server address, select this check box.
Use SSL to connect (recommended)	Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is an encryption technology that helps improve the security of your account.
More Options	Click the More Options button to enter authentication for the outgoing server or to set an unqualified domain.

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