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

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 ...

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

MICHAEL LEVITT: But on this computer, we had a program like punching holes into tape. And I think I wrote a program to play tic-tac-toe. But it really made me very excited about programming.