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The BASIC programming language turns 60 (arstechnica.com)

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I was definitely a Commodore kid, and BASIC was my first language. Maybe it's nostalgia, but I still like BASIC for hobby stuff.

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[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (11 children)

BBC BASIC was best BASIC. Fight me.

[–] Boddhisatva@kbin.social 5 points 4 months ago

Bring it! I once wrote a basic program off of the random dungeon generator tables in the original Advanced Dungeons and Dragons - Dungeon Masters Guide using Atari BASIC.

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