That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

A few months after releasing the Altair BASIC source code, Microsoft has shared another cornerstone of its early software success. The company announced that 6502 BASIC ...

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

The history of basic computer programming languages dates back far. Learn more about the BASIC & C coding languages that got everything started.

The code Microsoft has released is version 1.1, which apparently contains fixes to the garbage collector identified by ...

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, ...

For software, the microcontroller runs a version of BASIC called Tiny BASIC plus, which is a stripped-down language that can fit in 3 kB of memory.

John G. Kemeny (left) and Thomas E. Kurtz made a truly Basic contribution to computer science in 1964. Courtesy Dartmouth Library 1964: In the predawn hours of May Day, two professors at Dartmouth ...

Launched on the 19th, Petit Computer is a new game that actually lets you write programs in BASIC directly on your Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo DSi. In other words, if you own either console, all you ...

Computer Software Standards The basic computer software support policy is to assist with all software in use by faculty and staff on SCU’s campus. However, the enormous variety of software products ...