Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

With AI's rise, effective communication in English is now vital for programming, shifting focus from coding syntax to clarity and context.

Every other programming language has to grapple with how HTML has redefined computing over the past 30-plus years. So many “pure” programming languages automate the production of more and more ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

The idea that learning and using certain computer languages can influence how people solve problems resonates with the famous Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, which holds that spoken languages differ in ...

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.

Backus asserted that the Von Neumann architecture and its associated imperative languages are fundamentally flawed, and presented a functional-level programming language (FP) as a solution.

This old programming language is suddenly hot again. But its future is still far from certain One of the oldest coding languages is going through something of a renaissance.