The first part starts with regular pointers, their basics and common pitfalls, and some general and microcontroller specific examples. The Basics ...

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

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

Consider here for example C++, and the use of smart pointers versus raw pointers, with the former being part of the Standard Template Library (STL) instead of a native language feature.

60 years ago, the inventors of the BASIC programming language actually achieved what they had hoped for: simple programming that is accessible to everyone.

Most of it went over my head, but as I experimented with the examples, I began to feel the thrill that people who fall for computer programming often talk about — the revelation that, with just ...