Beginners FAQ:Programming (Rev #4)

Q: I want to program! How do I get started?
A: The RISC OS Pi distribution comes with two books in PDF form (“A Beginner’s Guide to Wimp Programming” and “First Steps in Programming RISC OS Computers”) – you’ll find them in $.Documents.Books.
If you haven’t got ROSC OS Pi, here are some links to the books in HTML form:
First Steps in Programming RISC OS Computers
A Beginner’s Guide to Wimp Programming

Q: Does RISC OS have an equivalent of a script file?
A: Yes. They are known as ‘obey files’ and contain a list of RISC OS commands to pass to the command processor.

Q: Can I access the GPIO pins?
A: Yes. Use !GPIO from !PackMan. Help text is included.

Q: Where are the “published checksums” mentioned in the help file of !UnTarBZ2?
A: Each download on the “Downloads” page has a checksum immediately below the download link.