Great programmers don't just happen !
The Computer Workshop (aka. me) is now changing direction in an effort to expand development options. Now instead of being a primarily PowerBasic (the compiler I use) development shop, I will be focusing on multiple development tools, particularly different flavors of BASIC. BASIC, BASIC ! There is a reason I use BASIC. Its more natural sytax (more like English language) makes
Read moreIt appears that the BASIC programming language has been around a lot longer than most of us have realized. It had its beginnings back in 1964 at Dartmouth College. BASIC has a long and rich history as a programming language, but often today it is viewed as a beginners language or childs language. What few may appreciate is how great
Read moreIf there was one complaint I have with a lot of code today it is the lack of easy readability. True, programming language code by its nature can’t always be easy to read. But shouldn’t it be the goal of programmers to write code which is more readable ? Some to learn from BASIC It is interesting that the name
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