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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 âDâ 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 almost 6 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 almost 6 years ago
I find it disturbing that sheâs writing in assembly language but I guess we all have to start some place.
Pharmakeus Ubik almost 6 years ago
Should have started her out with Lisp. Collecting objects in groups comes naturally.
mr_sherman Premium Member almost 6 years ago
B4A (Basic for Android) should be a little impressive.
Baslim the Beggar Premium Member almost 6 years ago
LOGO would be more natural.
socalvillaguy Premium Member almost 6 years ago
Python FTW!
AlanM almost 6 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 almost 6 years ago
Youâre all wrong! It should be written in &%$#!!
davanden almost 6 years ago
This cartoon is a bit flat, but at least it isnât about Star Wars, Avengers, or Game of Thrones.
The Wiz Premium Member almost 6 years ago
My first and only programming language was PL-1. I sucked at it, and had to beg a âDâ 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 almost 6 years ago
Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. (I think thatâs right). Emphasis on âBeginnersâ.
cmo2495 Premium Member almost 6 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 almost 6 years ago
Hey, like the saying goes: âStart with the Basicsâ.
fix-n-fly almost 6 years ago
Donât complain about writing programs in Basic if you havenât taken the time to teach her otherwise.
Indianapolis Smith almost 6 years ago
I still have my copy of âA Fortran Coloring Bookâ.
zeondekilowatt almost 6 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 almost 6 years ago
Anyone remember the power of APL?!! (Just back from hospitalâall OK now)