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Carl knew... and he tried to warn us...
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Carl knew... and he tried to warn us...
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I have so many wonderful memories from one of my first programming languages. I was also not “encouraged” by any adult to learn BASIC so I associate it with fun and not a choir for the very beginning.
Thomas E. Kurtz, co-creator of BASIC programming language, dies at 96
At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers. That work helped propel generations into a new world.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:38 PM
I have so many wonderful memories from one of my first programming languages. I was also not “encouraged” by any adult to learn BASIC so I associate it with fun and not a choir for the very beginning.