Despite the name, BASIC isn’t exactly a language recommended for beginners these days. Technology has moved on, and now most people would steer you towards Python if you wanted to get your feet wet with software development. But for those who got their first taste of programming by copying...
Sometimes someone will put a post into one of the QBasic forums that will give me an idea for a program. If you're new to programming it's very tempting to look at a program that's taken someone else a long time to write, such as one of the many RPGs (Role Playing Games) and...