Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The BASIC programming language today is derided. It’s seen as slow and encourages bad programming practices. “Real” programmers use more advanced languages. That attitude is a real shame because BASIC was an attempt to allow anyone, even non-programmers, to use a computer, and as a learning tool it created a generation of coders. Rather than being dismissed, I think it should be seen as one of the most important programming languages ever created. Why was this simplistic language created, and where did it come from? And why was it on just about every home computer in the 1980s?
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The BASIC programming language today is derided. It’s seen as slow and encourages bad programming practices. “Real” programmers use more advanced languages. That attitude is a real shame because BASIC was an attempt to allow anyone, even non-programmers, to use a computer, and as a learning tool it created a generation of coders. Rather than being dismissed, I think it should be seen as one of the most important programming languages ever created. Why was this simplistic language created, and where did it come from? And why was it on just about every home computer in the 1980s?
If you'd like to support what I do please consider supporting me below:
PayPal: paypal.com/paypalme/bigcartv
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Link to my other channel - Big Car:
https://youtube.com/bigcar2
Sources:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_programming_languages
youtube.com/watch?v=WYPNjSoDrqw
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_BASIC
#littlecar
