Before BASIC, life in the computer programming world was complicated. The first generation mainframe computers were essentially programmed as they were assembled, like a jigsaw puzzle with ...

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 ...

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

There was a time when anyone could try programming, thanks to the ubiquity of Basic. But Basic's a nonstarter these days, so what will entice a new generation?

30 Years Ago: Turbo Pascal, BASIC Turn PCs Into Programming Engines “They were both part of the same ROM, and the system wouldn’t have made sense without both,” Hejlsberg said.

Petit Computer is a new application which brings the BASIC programming language to Nintendo's 3DS and DSi consoles.

Since its launch two years ago Codecademy has become synonymous with online education for basic computer programming. In that time, the company says it’s learned a few things itself and today ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - This computer programming app is so easy to use that even a kindergartener can do it. Researchers in Massachusetts have created a basic computer coding app that they say is the ...

New Hampshire has installed what appears to be the first historical highway marker honoring computer programming, according to the Concord Monitor. The new sign honors BASIC, Beginner’s All ...

Although programming jobs are growing at double the pace of other jobs, computer programming is declining in our education system.