If you've ever wanted to dip your toe in a programming language, Codecademy allows you to learn basics of coding syntax through eight easy lessons that teach variables, letters and strings, editor ...

And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC. ... The first version of BASIC had 14 commands, all with straightforward names and syntax that made sense: ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 ... There's no doubt that BASIC's easy-to-understand syntax made it popular and easy to use for beginners.' Forum is currently open ...

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 ...

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. Throughout the ...

A Microsoft director explains why it's finally ending language updates for Visual Basic, a programming language launched in 1991 that 700,000 developers still rely on every month.