There is nothing wrong with Basic. You can program as nicely or messy as you want in it and a couple of the modern versions can do anything you can do with other high-level languages.
My first and only programming language was PL-1. I sucked at it, and had to beg a “D” off my prof to get out of the university. Promised him I would never try programming again, and he let me out with a D.
20 years ago, for an engineering course, I had to write a basic program to design a coil spring with a certain property, given the modulus of elasticity of the steel, diameter of the wire, etc. Something I would never never need to do in real life. And then, in my work as a luthier I needed to calculate the fret positions for a instrument neck of a given length. So I wrote a basic program to do the calculations. Wish I still had that program, but it was on a 5.25" floppy drive that I lost long ago.
fleebell about 5 years ago
There is nothing wrong with Basic. You can program as nicely or messy as you want in it and a couple of the modern versions can do anything you can do with other high-level languages.
x_Tech about 5 years ago
I find it disturbing that she’s writing in assembly language but I guess we all have to start some place.
Pharmakeus Ubik about 5 years ago
Should have started her out with Lisp. Collecting objects in groups comes naturally.
mr_sherman Premium Member about 5 years ago
B4A (Basic for Android) should be a little impressive.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member about 5 years ago
LOGO would be more natural.
socalvillaguy Premium Member about 5 years ago
Python FTW!
AlanM about 5 years ago
My first commercially used computer program was written in Apple ][ Floating Point Basic.Later ported over to IBM PC Basic.
It was also the first program I wrote that bit me in the butt with the Y2K problem.
That was in about 1982.
well-i-never about 5 years ago
You’re all wrong! It should be written in &%$#!!
davanden about 5 years ago
This cartoon is a bit flat, but at least it isn’t about Star Wars, Avengers, or Game of Thrones.
The Wiz Premium Member about 5 years ago
My first and only programming language was PL-1. I sucked at it, and had to beg a “D” off my prof to get out of the university. Promised him I would never try programming again, and he let me out with a D.
Retired Dude about 5 years ago
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. (I think that’s right). Emphasis on ‘Beginners’.
cmo2495 Premium Member about 5 years ago
The really scary thing is that there are board books for babies on computer programming. I have run across them at my former job.
Dragoncat about 5 years ago
Hey, like the saying goes: “Start with the Basics”.
fix-n-fly about 5 years ago
Don’t complain about writing programs in Basic if you haven’t taken the time to teach her otherwise.
Indianapolis Smith about 5 years ago
I still have my copy of “A Fortran Coloring Book”.
zeondekilowatt about 5 years ago
20 years ago, for an engineering course, I had to write a basic program to design a coil spring with a certain property, given the modulus of elasticity of the steel, diameter of the wire, etc. Something I would never never need to do in real life. And then, in my work as a luthier I needed to calculate the fret positions for a instrument neck of a given length. So I wrote a basic program to do the calculations. Wish I still had that program, but it was on a 5.25" floppy drive that I lost long ago.
dgmiller about 5 years ago
Anyone remember the power of APL?!! (Just back from hospital—all OK now)