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

A few months after releasing the Altair BASIC source code, Microsoft has shared another cornerstone of its early software success. The company announced that 6502 BASIC ...

Nowadays, "basic" has a very different and derogatory Urban Dictionary-style meaning. Fifty years ago on this very day, however, it was the name given to a new computer-programming language born ...

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?

A newly digitised library of more than 150 vintage Macintosh programming books, dating back to 1983, is now available online. It includes titles such as Apple’s ‘Inside Macintosh X Ref’ and Dan Shafer ...

Learn to program on Mac with these beginner resources. Here are the 10 best Mac programming resources for beginners ...