Hola

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Hola

(account deleted) 18 Jan 2008 01:03

I'm an 8th grader just joined. I learned the basics at a different website, but this website has more content and is much easier to look through. I'm a newbie to BASIC programing but I know C#, a small amount of java, some XML, and some HTML. Now that I can code a little, all of my friends want my programs. Anyways, I'm hoping to learn a lot more here. Thanks!

Re: Hola

burr 18 Jan 2008 02:34

Welcome to TI-Basic Developer! I hope you like the site, and we are always willing to help with whatever you need. If you don't mind me asking, what was the other website that you learned the basics from?

Re: Hola

Xphoenix 18 Jan 2008 02:36

Hey! Welcome to the TI-Basic Developer.

TI-Basic is an easy language, you'll get the hang of it quickly.

Website

(account deleted) 18 Jan 2008 19:05

Thanks. Here's the website I learned from: http://www.arasian.com/vortex/83pbas/index.htm . I don't really know much about it. I just started googling until i found it. I found this site later.

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burr 18 Jan 2008 21:45

I've been to that site myself, although I didn't think the site covered the basics very well. Do you think we should put together a tutorial like that here at this site?

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Xphoenix 19 Jan 2008 02:45

I didn't exactly like that tutorial much either, but I like the idea of making a tutorial that progresses in that fashion.

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burr 19 Jan 2008 07:24

Yeah, I like that progressive tutorial idea as well. The questions I have are how we should go about creating it, and what content we should use? In addition, what do you guys consider as the basics?

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krazyness 27 Mar 2008 23:01

I know how you could make one like that! You already have a command index, so make links at the bottom of each level of progression that directs them to a new page. You'll barely need to add anymore new pages.

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Acro 22 Jan 2008 13:39

I think the basics would really just be command locations. I know, if I was just starting out, I would want to know where and what all the commands are.
I know that content is on Ti Basic Dev, but I think it would have a nice home in a tutorial as well.
I'm not talking about EVERY command, just the bare bones "disp"s and "input"s. The rest of the site does freakin' great covering the rest.

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burr 22 Jan 2008 17:06

It sounds like you think we should just cover the same commands that are in the "The Basics" section of the Arasian tutorial — Input, If-Then, While, and getKey. You think this would be sufficient? Is there anything else besides commands that would be important to know when a person is starting out learning TI-Basic?

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Acro 24 Jan 2008 17:03

Yeah… well, I guess I can't really be giving any suggestions, seeing as how I'm kind of a newb too. Anyway, I think that the basics should be compressed or bud off into a tutorial. I'm not saying that The Basics section is not newbie-friendly, but maybe if it gave a quick run-down of the basic commands and command locations, it'd be great. I can't really think of anything else that would need to be in there, honestly. The site gets everything else across.

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Re: Website

hedidit 25 Jan 2008 19:45

The menu( command and Goto/Lbl are import to, and of course the operators(relational and logical)

You could make a small tutorial with these commands, I started with a program for the ABCformula I got from a friend, with some changes, it only uses the basic commands and isn't hard to understand. If the admins agree, I can write a tutorial for it(which also improves my own English skills)

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Acro 25 Jan 2008 19:48

I'm no admin, but that sounds great!

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burr 25 Jan 2008 20:00

This is a wiki, which, by design, means anybody can edit or add anything without having to ask for permission. If you see something that could be added or something that should be changed, then just go ahead and add/change it. Being an admin just means we take care of the internal workings of the site, and make sure everything is working correctly; everything else is the same.

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hedidit 25 Jan 2008 22:03

Well, you never know, I'm just a newbie on this site. But I'll work something out in a couple of days and post it on the site.

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Re: Website

Acro 25 Jan 2008 23:24

So a tutorial/starter kit is going to be made?

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burr 26 Jan 2008 00:17

Yeah, at some point. It's whenever somebody gets around to it :D

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Acro 26 Jan 2008 00:20

That's pretty cool!