Next Byte Codes (NBC) is a simple language with an

assembly language In computer programming, assembly language (or assembler language, or symbolic machine code), often referred to simply as Assembly and commonly abbreviated as ASM or asm, is any low-level programming language with a very strong correspondence be ...

syntax that can be used to program

Lego Mindstorms NXT Lego Mindstorms NXT is a programmable robotics kit released by Lego on August 2, 2006. It replaced the first-generation Lego Mindstorms kit, which was called the Robotics Invention System. The base kit ships in two versions: the Retail Versio ...

programmable bricks. The command line compiler outputs NXT compatible machine code, and is supported on Windows, Mac OS and Linux. It is maintained by John Hansen, a Mindstorms Developer Program member. The NBC compiler is released under the

Mozilla Public License The Mozilla Public License (MPL) is a free and open-source weak copyleft license for most Mozilla Foundation software such as Firefox and Thunderbird The MPL license is developed and maintained by Mozilla, which seeks to balance the concerns ...

. The

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(IDE) is

Bricx Command Center Bricx Command Center (BricxCC) is the integrated development environment (IDE) of Next Byte Codes (NBC), Not Quite C (NQC) and Not eXactly C (NXC). These programming languages are used to program the Robots in the Lego Mindstorms series. Not Quite ...

. The NBC

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was developed by SorosyDotCom and can be downloaded as freeware.NBC Debugger
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Robotics lecture using NBC
Assembly languages Lego Mindstorms Robot programming languages {{Lego-stub