twinBASIC Docs

Author: AlexHedley

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+title: twinBASIC Docs
+lead: Contributing to the twinBASIC Docs
+tags:
+  - twinBASIC
+  - vb
+  - vb6
+author: AlexHedley
+# description:
+published: 2026-01-17
+image: /posts/images/twinBASIC.jpeg
+imageattribution: https://x.com/WaynePhillipsEA/header_photo
+---
+
+<!-- # twinBASIC Docs -->
+
+<!-- ![twinBASIC](images/twinBASIC.jpeg "twinBASIC") -->
+
+I've been following the [twinBASIC](https://twinbasic.com/) journey for a number of years and as it's nearing v1 so I thought I'd give it another go.
+I think the last time I used it, it was a [VSCode Ext](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=twinbasic.twinbasic), but now it is an EXE. One push for this was the [twinBASIC Monthly Challenge #1](https://docs.twinbasic.com/Challenges/1) **Self-Contained Diagnostic Tool**. I downloaded the latest [Release](https://github.com/twinbasic/twinbasic/releases) from GitHub and started trying it out.
+
+I was already a member of the [Discord Server](https://discord.gg/UaW9GgKKuE) but if you aren't already, please join.
+
+I had a couple of questions on how the IDE worked and since these weren't answered by the [docs](https://docs.twinbasic.com/), at the moment, I thought I can't be the only one who might ask so why don't I contribute to them to help others!
+
+Alongside this I added/updated some of the [Just The Docs](https://github.com/just-the-docs/just-the-docs) config [#30](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/30) to make it easier for others to contribute.
+
+I added the [twinBASIC Monthly Challenge #1](https://docs.twinbasic.com/Challenges/1) for better visibility and a historic item if people arrive to it late and still want a go. The subsequent ones can be added each month.
+
+There are some legacy videos [#34](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/34) on [@twinBASIC](https://www.youtube.com/twinBASIC) YouTube channel which would be useful to accompany the docs too.
+
+The [IDE](https://docs.twinbasic.com/tB/IDE) _Tour_ [#25](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/25) and _Controls_ [#23](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/23) sections will probably take a while to produce but I might just get the boiler plate pages built so others can contribute too. Also if there is a way to autogenerate all the Properties/Methods etc like [docfx](https://dotnet.github.io/docfx/) does that would save some work.
+
+## PRs
+
+- _[Draft]_ Add Controls Section [#23](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/23)
+- ✔ Challenges [#24](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/24)
+- _[Draft]_ IDE Tour [#25](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/25)
+- ✔ Update config [#30](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/30)
+- Videos [#34](https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pull/34)
+
+## 🔗 Links
+
+- https://twinbasic.com/
+- https://docs.twinbasic.com/
+
+- https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation
+  - https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/issues
+  - https://github.com/twinbasic/documentation/pulls
+
+- https://discord.gg/UaW9GgKKuE