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

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

Here, I'll help bring you up to date on the history and state of computer languages in the 21st century and hopefully provide a better framework to understand the mindset of the computer geek.

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 ...

Today, we’re going to look at the history of programming Since Joseph Marie Jacquard’s textile loom in 1801, there has been a demonstrated need to give our machines instructions. In the last ...

An expert in the history of computing explains how and why coding went from a mostly female job to a field with a major gender problem.

Figured this might be the best place to ask. I'm curious if there's any good books that give some detail on how and/or why some programming languages evolved the way they did, especially during ...

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 ...

This was the birth of computer programming as a profession, as the formation of the group tasked with this demonstration and subsequent coding work, “truly established computer programming as a ...