Kurtz successfully ran the first program written in their ... a time-sharing system to open computer access to all at Dartmouth. The simplicity and power of BASIC quickly made it a favorite ...

This development not only marked a big first in the history of basic computer programming languages as we see it today, it helped set the precedent of universities as leaders in computer science ...

But, for many beginners from the mid-60s to the early 80s, BASIC was their introduction to computer programming. Also: Dell turns 40: How a teenager transformed $1,000 worth of PC parts into a ...

Once upon a time, knowing how to use a computer was virtually synonymous with knowing how to program one. And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC. John Kemeny ...

Computers can do amazing things — from basic laptops capable ... makes modern life possible. But no computer can do anything until a computer programmer tells it to behave in specific ways. That’s ...

Computer coding ability has gotten especially hip recently. People who can’t code revere it as 21st century sorcery, while those who do it professionally are often driven to fits by it.

New Hampshire has installed what appears to be the first historical highway marker honoring computer programming, according to the Concord Monitor. The new sign honors BASIC, Beginner’s All ...