BASIC
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BASIC (along with COBOL) seems to be one of the major whipping boys among programming languages. Inextricably associated with Microsoft and that bane of structured programmers, GOTO, it is said to encourage the writing of spaghetti code, to be unbearably slow, and to be suitable only for children and amateurs. Yet many programmers in the early 21st century remember BASIC fondly - as they should. The language was a popular success, worked well for small programs that tested the possibilities of computing, and fostered creativity and innovation by new categories of computer users. | BASIC (along with COBOL) seems to be one of the major whipping boys among programming languages. Inextricably associated with Microsoft and that bane of structured programmers, GOTO, it is said to encourage the writing of spaghetti code, to be unbearably slow, and to be suitable only for children and amateurs. Yet many programmers in the early 21st century remember BASIC fondly - as they should. The language was a popular success, worked well for small programs that tested the possibilities of computing, and fostered creativity and innovation by new categories of computer users. | ||
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| + | == A Brief History of Programming == | ||
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| + | == Dartmouth BASIC and Time-Sharing Minicomputers == | ||
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| + | == Altair BASIC and Microcomputers== | ||
== Circulating Programs in Print == | == Circulating Programs in Print == | ||
