Four sounds like an awful lot of languages to learn for a beginner, but the idea is to get a broad understanding of programming and the basics down. As for which programming language to learn first?

Small Basic is a recent offering from Microsoft based on the venerable BASIC programming language and implemented with .NET.

BASIC Beginnings Sooner or later, it was inevitable that someone would come up with a programming language aimed at beginners.

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

It's been 60 years since the first BASIC programme ran at Dartmouth College. János Kemény developed the language with a colleague, Thomas Kurtz, with the goal of bringing computing closer to ...

I had the Applesoft Tutorial book. I actually first learned BASIC programming on the MC-10. Like many others, my first "real" program was a D&D character generator (rolled up stats, etc.).

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.

YouTube user SethBling has created a groundbreaking BASIC programming language interpreter within the Minecraft game. This innovative project utilizes command blocks to write a BASIC interpreter ...

Back in the CPM/CPM86 days a popular business basic was CBasic/Cbasic86. I did a lot of work for small businesses in those basics. These days I use VB for Windows/SQL work when necessary ...