I dont know why people dont mention this basic compiler , its free and GUI. Its very stable and small , I dont know how they do it , but for begginers this is the language. Its GUI , free , small. For any complete begginers to programming , who dont want to spend ý ( or $ ) on VB ( or whatever ) , and feel bad about getting it pirate , this is the solution. http://www.basicguru.com/rapidq/