Learn Python The Hard Way author Zed A. Shaw has a suggestion: Learn the basics of four programming languages. Shaw describes in detail the difference between beginner coders and early coders.

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

Universities and the Future of Programming Languages Some universities haven’t stopped innovating when it comes to creating the languages themselves. Just over a decade ago, the Massachusetts ...

Ah yes, my first programming language on trash-80. I wouldn't go back tho. However, I would take Basic any day over Cobol. I'm getting really tired of migrating old code from the 70s. Same. I ...

YouTube user SethBling has created a groundbreaking BASIC programming language interpreter within the Minecraft game. This innovative project utilizes command blocks to write a BASIC interpreter ...

But BASIC also flourished in the West, thanks in part to the fact that super-successful microcomputers, which had proved to be a hit in schools, already came equipped with the programming language.

Microsoft partnered with Code.org late last year to help teach kids the basics of programming using Minecraft. But what about programming within Minecraft? For that, you'll need to turn to ...

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.

Easy-to-use programming language that drove Apple, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964. See full article ...