Yes, the BB codes here seem to be the same as everywhere else I've seen them used. Here's the list of BB codes used here.

There's no BB code equivalent to the HTML <br> tag and you don't need one.
Just
hit
Enter
to start a new line.

I "grew up" on HTML and only learned BB code here. The three features I found most helpful were the Standard (not WYSIWYG) editor that shows the actual tags being used, the Preview button that shows me what my tags will do, and the Reply with Quote button that lets me see what tags someone else used to produce a particular result.

If you use the Quick Reply box, you'll need to click "Go Advanced" under the box to see a preview.

You can select the editor you want to use from Your Control Panel > Edit Options. Scroll down to Miscellaneous Options > Message Editor Interface.