This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob. Throughout the ...

A not-for-profit California organization has designed a project using a computer-based program to solicit public input on what basic coverage for the uninsured should include.

Petit Computer is a new application which brings the BASIC programming language to Nintendo's 3DS and DSi consoles.

60 years ago, the inventors of the BASIC programming language actually achieved what they had hoped for: simple programming that is accessible to everyone.

Even those who did not go on to become software engineers say that the fundamentals of programming a computer at the coding level has helped them shape how they think logically, has sharpened ...

The programming language, developed five decades ago, didn't require code to be entered on punch cards. It also allowed computer novices to begin programming without a lot of academic training.

Although programming jobs are growing at double the pace of other jobs, computer programming is declining in our education system.

Tech-Bro Culture Was Written in the Code How computing pioneers at Dartmouth in the 1960s gave rise to the macho tech culture we see today.

What is Computer Programming? Computer programming is the process that professionals use to write code that instructs how a computer, application or software program performs. At its most basic, ...

New Hampshire has installed what appears to be the first historical highway marker honoring computer programming, according to the David Brooks at the Concord Monitor. The new sign honors BASIC ...