“We needed a language that could be ‘taught’ to virtually all students (and faculty) without their having to take a course.” History of C and The Rise of Pascal, C++ and More After BASIC, in the early ...

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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.