Thomas E. Kurtz, who translated the exhilarating power of computer science in the 1960s as the coinventor of BASIC, a programming language that replaced inscrutable numbers and glyphs with ...

Because BASIC is the first language that many computer scientists learn, it has been, for generations, a mother tongue of technologists.

Business Nation & World Obituaries Technology Thomas E. Kurtz, a creator of BASIC computer language, dies at 96 Nov. 20, 2024 at 7:15 am Updated Nov. 20, 2024 at 8:15 am By Kenneth R. Rosen ...

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.

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

The language consists of just 15 keywords, but the IDE is surprisingly powerful to anyone who is just getting started. In fact, Small Basic allows third-party libraries to be plugged in for even ...

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