Harry McCracken on Nostr: In 2014, I marked BASIC's 50th birthday by exploring its history and surprisingly ...
In 2014, I marked BASIC's 50th birthday by exploring its history and surprisingly controversial reputation. (Lots of Serious Computer People didn't like it, which seems ridiculous to me.)
https://time.com/69316/basic/Published at
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