Coding for Kids

This is a cool post I read about a new programming language released by Microsoft that is especially for kids, called Small Basic.

After a year in the making, and with very little fanfare, Microsoft last month launched Small Basic, a free programming language aimed at kids. Unlike Scratch and Alice, tools designed for kids to learn programming in a ‘codeless’ environment, Small Basic is essentially a small version of the BASIC language.

Original story on the Microsoft Development Network website