easy intro programming exercise?

[Nicholas Vettese]

I am not a programmer, but I really want to learn.  Is there any 
information on the BASIC programming language in Linux?  I heard there 
were some Visual Basic type language(s), but do not know where to find 
info on them.

Thanks,
Nick

Marc Heyvaert wrote:

>Hello Carlos and all,
>
>I've made the page. 
>
>http://wiki.kdenews.org/tiki-index.php?page=KDE+Quality+Team+HOWTO+Programming
>
>I haven't read it yet myself, so there are going to be
>som spelling and other mistakes. Feel free to correct
>it, but I intend to go back to it later today to clean
>up if needed. No time now :(
>
>Marc
>
>--- Marc Heyvaert <marc_heyvaert at yahoo.com> wrote:
>  
>
>>Hi Carlos,
>>
>>Nice thought to provide the link :)
>>
>>As soon as I find the time today or tomorrow I will
>>enter my info on the page. After that you (+others)
>>can add whatever is needed.
>>
>>Marc
>>
>>--- Carlos Leonhard Woelz
>><carloswoelz at imap-mail.com>
>>wrote:
>>    
>>
>>>On Saturday 20 March 2004 19:19, Marc Heyvaert
>>>wrote:
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Well, I suppose I could/should do it.
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Great :)
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>I'm going to start a couple of HOWTO's on the
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>KOffice
>>>      
>>>
>>>>page. Planned :
>>>>
>>>>Compiling KOffice (nearly finished);
>>>>Creating PDF versions of your documents;
>>>>..(lots more planned, but the normal docs are a
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>bit
>>>      
>>>
>>>>higher on the priority list)
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>A starting page for newbie developers is a must.
>>>      
>>>
>>If
>>    
>>
>>>you add the starting info, 
>>>I can add all the programming tasks that poped up
>>>      
>>>
>>in
>>    
>>
>>>this list (especially 
>>>from Alex) to the page as well, and create a xhtml
>>>version on KDE CVS. How 
>>>about KDE Quality Team HOWTO Programming?
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>http://wiki.kdenews.org/tiki-editpage.php?page=KDE+Quality+Team+HOWTO+Programming
>  
>
>>>Cheers,
>>>
>>>Carlos Woelz
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