De computertaal BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) bestaat dit jaar veertig jaar. In de jaren '80 was de taal erg populair omdat deze zo gebruikersvriendelijk is voor ...

AVR microcontrollers can do pretty much anything nowadays. Blinking LEDs, handling sensor inputs, engine control modules, and now, thanks to [Dan], a small single chip BASIC computer with only ten … ...

This may be the most minimal computer that we’ve ever seen running BASIC. Hackaday.io user [Kodera2t] has been working through the history of computing, so after his 4-bit CPU, he stepped up … ...

That's what led Konstantin Dimitrov to design the Ello 2M, a DIY retro computer that you can build yourself and use to design programs in BASIC and test out electronics.

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 ...

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

The programming language, developed five decades ago, didn't require code to be entered on punch cards. It also allowed computer novices to begin programming without a lot of academic training.

Long before the days of laptops and smartphones, Thomas E. Kurtz worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world. Kurtz has died at 96.

When assessing a job applicant's computer skills, test them on a range of basic competencies, such as typing, operating system navigation, productivity software and web applications.