The language that made that all possible. They called it the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code— BASIC. Before BASIC, life in the computer programming world was complicated.

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

If we taught English the way we teach computer programming, students would never get past verb-tense agreement. The same can be said of programming languages. At a high level, they all have the same ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

With AI's rise, effective communication in English is now vital for programming, shifting focus from coding syntax to clarity and context.

Designing a programming language is all about tradeoffs — between what’s easier for the programmer and what best suits the machine.

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