Original sentence: Microsoft DevLabs designed Small Basic and released is as a Technology Preview in October 2008.Microsoft announced Small Basic in October 2008 and on 13 June 2011 released it for distribution on a Microsoft Developer Network (MSDN) website together with a teaching curriculum, an introductory guide, and several e-books for beginners through a partnership with Computer Science For Kids.Microsoft claims success in testing the language with "several" middle school children, most of them children of Microsoft employees, and in a hands-on lab with 25 high school girls.Microsoft intended Small Basic as a simple programming language for teaching programming fundamentals to children and adults with no programming experience.Other materials include a  developer's reference guide, a tutorial, and BASIC Computer Games collected by David H.|first= |last=
Edited sentence: Its intended audience is anyone looking to begin programming, including children and beginner adults as well.Microsoft Small Basic was designed by Microsoft DevLabs and released as a Technology Preview in October 2008.NET, and Visual C++.Small Basic exists to help students as young as age eight learn the foundations of computer programming and then graduate to Visual Basic using Visual Studio Express, where they can continue to build on the foundation by learning Visual C#, VB.Small Basic was also successfully tested using a hands-on lab approach to a group of 25 high school girls.Small Basic was first introduced by Microsoft in October 2008 and was released on 13 June 2011 on an updated MSDN website that included a full teacher curriculum, a Getting Started guide, and several Small Basic e-books for beginners through a partnership with ComputerScienceForKids.The first trials were successfully done with several middle school children, most of them children of workers at Microsoft.The published Small Basic guides include a complete developer's reference guide, a Beginning Small Basic tutorial, and BASIC Computer Games by David H