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 ...

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BASIC, a computer coding language designed by John George Kemeny and Tom Kurtzas in 1963, was initially invented to more easily teach programming to undergraduates, reports ThoughtCo. “BASIC was ...

Quantum computer programming basics Date: June 14, 2022 Source: DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory Summary: For would-be quantum programmers scratching their heads over how to jump into the game ...

BASIC's creators used a similar computer four years later to develop the programming language. Credit: GE / Wikipedia A brochure for the GE 210 computer from 1964.

Since the 1960s, BASIC has introduced countless beginners to computer programming. Here's how the language got started, the paths it cleared for Windows and Apple, and where you can still find it ...

Machine Design's Steve Mraz and Classiq Technologies' Erik Garcell delve into the basics of quantum computing and programming. The widespread use of quantum computers in academia and industry ...

Thomas E. Kurtz, a mathematician and inventor of the simplified computer programming language known as BASIC, which allowed students to operate early computers and eventually propelled generations ...

This tutorial explains what is different and special about a functional programmer's approach, and demonstrates how to implement JavaScript functions from a functional programming point of view. It ...

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 ...