BASIC is turning 50 !

[Fred]

http://time.com/69316/basic/

[heartbone]

Thank you.

That's a great article.

[c4s]

Fred, we already had two topics about that!

1. BASIC turning 50
2. 50 years of BASIC

[Demivec]

It was a great article.


The article touched on some great features of PureBasic.

I'll pick out three features that I think were important (out of many). The first was that you had the ability to prototype something quickly, allowing you to see something in action to motivate you onward.

Another is that many on this forum are among those that sampled BASIC in the past in some form and were looking for something with a similar ease of learning and yet held the power to do accomplish their more needful tasks.

A third feature would be the throw-away type of code you could write that was done simply for fun. Not just limited to serious work, you could also do something just for the enjoyment of it. Just look at the samples that abound on the forum, such as in the Pure-Punch code challenges.

[davido]

Thanks, Fred. Nice article.

[Fred]

Fred, we already had two topics about that!

1. BASIC turning 50
2. 50 years of BASIC

Damn seems like I missed some topics

[idle]

Fred, we already had two topics about that!

1. BASIC turning 50
2. 50 years of BASIC

Damn seems like I missed some topics

We'll forgive you, you're probably still suffering side effects from your holiday!

[Fred]

Well, it was hard to get back with an 9 hours shift... Getting old

[idle]

Well, it was hard to get back with an 9 hours shift... Getting old

lucky you got back at all if you've been where I'm thinking.

[said]

Damn seems like I missed some topics

Please dont miss that one:

http://www.purebasic.fr/english/viewtop ... 24#p443224


Thank you in advance for your feedback

[electrochrisso]

I hope I am still around when PureBasic is turning 50 !