Subj : Re: Is BASIC to be regarded as less than reputable prog lang? To : Malvinas From : Nigel Reed Date : Sat Jul 06 2024 23:42:47 On Sat, 6 Jul 2024 22:07:17 -0300 "Malvinas" (21:4/167) wrote: > I have the best memories of programming in BASIC on DOS 6.22 with Win > 3.11. I remember having studied the whole language documentation that > came with the IDE, and had tried every single one of the examples > that were included there. I learned most of everything I know about > algorithms and programming techinques through various BASIC projects. > I mostly came up with text-based games that I ("kindly") forced my > family to try out (long before internet was a thing, where I > live...). I don't know why, but I see people taking BASIC for a > unworthy substitute of a greater example of a language, as maybe C++ > or Java. I understand there are things you can do with C++ you can't > do in BASIC, but still there's a lot you do can do... For instance, I > remember having a lot of fun defining my own types and using them in > my own code in a few projects, sort of coming up with my own > "libraries"... That experience made it kinda easier to jump into OOP > and figure out how to use clases and objects... I know that last > argument could sound "awkward" to some, but it makes a lot of sense > to me... :D Anyway, what's anyones thoughts on this? Have you any > experience with BASIC? Was it also you first programming language?? > Cheers! Given the limited amount of memory available to older 8 bit home orientated micros, BASIC is an easy to learn and easy to understand language. It's a jumping point for people to understand the basics of programming, flow control, subroutines and functions to a limited degree, filesystem i/o etc, that they can apply to other languages as they learn them. -- End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23 .