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

Developed by Microsoft employee Vijaye Raji, the Small Basic language, which was inspired by the original BASIC programming language and runs on the .NET Framework, was designed with the beginner ...

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 ...

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.

BASIC Beginnings Sooner or later, it was inevitable that someone would come up with a programming language aimed at beginners.

Small Basic is a recent offering from Microsoft based on the venerable BASIC programming language and implemented with .NET.

On May 1st, the BASIC programming language, first developed by Dartmouth College Professors Thomas Kurtz and John Kemeny, celebrates 50 years. At the time, computers were highly serial.

The history of basic computer programming languages dates back far. Learn more about the BASIC & C coding languages that got everything started.

Last month, Microsoft announced that it would stop adding new language features to Visual Basic, a programming language first shipped in 1991 as one of the tech titan's first major efforts in ...

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 ...