With parallel programming, the order of execution matters, and that is much easier to control with a functional language like Python than with a more object-oriented language, she explains.

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, ... The simplicity and power of BASIC quickly made it a favorite among students and faculty alike. BASIC goes PC.

The resulting programming language was called BASIC (an acronym for Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) and has become the most widely used language in the world. Initially, BASIC ...

BASIC's 60th anniversary reminds us of the language that democratized programming, ... they created BASIC as a way for students of all disciplines to give the school's mainframe computer a whirl.

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. Throughout the ...

BASIC, a programming language that first appeared on May 1, 1964, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2024. With the grant, Kemeny and his team opened up their BASIC prototype to everyone at ...

The programming language also found its way into the business world: rudimentary database management programs and other important user applications were also being written in BASIC. As an example of ...

Since the 1960s, BASIC has introduced countless beginners to computer programming. Here's how the language got started, the paths it cleared for Windows and Apple, and where you can still find it ...

Thomas E. Kurtz, a mathematician and inventor of the simplified computer programming language known as BASIC, which allowed students to operate early computers and eventually propelled generations ...