How can you learn qbasic?

Answer 1

In order to learn ANY programming language, I'm sure, the instructions are pretty much the same. Search to find...

TEACH YOURSELF ROUTE

-WEB SITES

-VIDEOS

-BOOKS

GET OTHERS TO TEACH YOU ROUTE

-COLLEGES

-PRIVATE TUTOR

-ONLINE TUTOR

WEB SITES

Some web sites are paying/many offer FREE tutorials.

One very highly popular QBASIC tutorial site is The original QBasic fansite.

(See the related link)

QBASIC ONLINE TUTORIALS

See the related links for various qbasic online tutorials.

DOWNLOADABLE [.PDF] FILE TUTORIALS YOU CAN READ OFFLINE

See the related links for two informative PDFs that you can work from.

DOWNLOAD AND USE QBASIC LANGUAGE FOR FREE

Through using a search engine/tutorials; you will also be able to find links which will allow you to download/use the QBASIC language for FREE.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INTERPRETER/COMPILER QBASIC LANGUAGE VERSIONS

There are different versions of QBASIC, including:

-interpreter

-compiler

An interpreted QBASIC language version does NOT allow you to create stand alone programs; instead, it merely creates text based (.bas) files...where you will need to have the actual QBASIC program itself installed in order to make that program RUN/execute.

A compiler QBASIC language version does allow you to create stand alone programs...which are, also, known as being called (.exe) files. These stand alone (.exe) file programs can RUN/execute even without the QBASIC programming language environment being available.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 32BIT/64BIT QBASIC VERSIONS

The QBASIC program, also, comes in 2 different versions to suit different operating systems.

For example, I used to have Windows XP on which I programmed using QBASIC Version 1.1.

However, later on, when I went and upgraded my operating system to become Windows 7...which is a 64 bit operating system; then, all of a sudden, -and much to my disappointment,- I found that QBASIC Version 1.1 didn't work, anymore?!

Doing some further searching...led me to discover that I now have to go and download QBASIC 64...which does work with Windows 7.

VIDEOS

Videos are also a very good way to learn programming; as it shows you everything on screen without you having to do any reading. I would suggest going to YouTube and typing in as the search text: Learn QBASIC Beginner; I'm sure a long list of useful 'teach yourself' videos will come up.

In fact, this is an excellent way of getting to see what the programming enviornment looks like; and, also, finding out exactly how the language works; finding out both what it can do/and, can't do; by hearing other people's criticisms.

-BOOKS

Libraries allow you to see/feel/use/order/borrow books; and, all entirely for FREE. This is preferable to buying the book over the internet; where you don't actually get to see what type of book it is you are buying, first.

After all some people prefer learning from...

-shorter books/as opposed to long...200 pages/as opposed to 500 pages

-large text/as opposed to small

-seeing many pictures/as opposed to none-books containing purely all text

-some books can include a version of the language already available to use on disk

-etc.

For these reasons, I would suggest you also go down to your local library/or, bookstore...just to see what kind of book(s) you would prefer learning from.

ONLINE BOOK STORES

Where you can, sometimes, get to see/read through preview pages/as well as, read the books full description, including, page length/and, study reviews to see what other people thought of it; before buying anything online 'blind'.

PERSONAL BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS

One of my favorite beginner books to go and learn the art of programming QBASIC from is:

Qbasic: the Language of Ms-DOS by Mike James.

-COLLEGES

There are many colleges which offer courses related to 'programming'.

Admittedly, though, QBASIC is not usually on the menu; this is because it's an old language/as well as, a language for teaching 'beginner' programmers.

Usually, colleges tend to teach more advanced languages such as...

-C

-C++

-Java

-etc.

Nevertheless, please, bear in mind, that many of the programming principles are exactly the same:

-sequence/selection/process

-variables

-operators

-decisions

-loops

-etc.

Therefore, learning any 'one' programming language; will most certainly help prepare you to go learn a next.

PRIVATE TUTOR

BASIC being a 'beginner' programming language is therefore an extremely popular language to go and learn; with, literally, millions of BASIC coders out there in the world.

BASIC, also, has a long history; as the language was originally invented in the early 60's; thus, there exists 'many' books/resources.

Sometimes, you can find a friend; who has had previous experience of using some form of BASIC dialect...

BASIC

QBASIC

Visual BASIC

VBScript

VB.NET

/-etc.

...and, they might be willing to teach you either some/or, all that they have learned.

ONLINE TUTOR

Sometimes, if you search through QBASIC related online forums; you might be able to find an email address...or, simply, ask through a message thread...if anyone is willing to help teach you how to program using QBASIC online; possibly, through email/camcorder/-etc.