BASIC Programming is an Atari Video Computer System (later called the Atari 2600) cartridge that teaches simple computer programming using a dialect of BASIC.

Written by Warren Robinett and released by Atari, Inc. in 1979, this BASIC interpreter is one of a few non-game cartridges for the console.

The Atari VCS's RAM size of 128 bytes restricts the possibilities for writing programs.

The BASIC Programming display is divided into six regions: Input is given through two Atari keypad controllers, which came with special overlays to show how to type the different commands and letters.

VCS BASIC supports the following keywords:[3] Unlike most BASIC implementations of the time: Special variable names: The language supports 26 unsigned integer variables A to Z. VCS BASIC supports integers from 0 to 99.