Subj : Is BASIC to be regarded as less than reputable prog lang?
To   : Malvinas
From : Nightfox
Date : Sun Jul 07 2024 09:50:31

  Re: Is BASIC to be regarded as less than reputable prog lang?
  By: Malvinas to All on Sat Jul 06 2024 10:07 pm

 Ma> know why, but I see people taking BASIC for a unworthy substitute of a
 Ma> greater example of a language, as maybe C++ or Java. I understand there
 Ma> are things you can do with C++ you can't do in BASIC, but still there's a
 Ma> lot you do can do...

I think BASIC was intended as a way to learn programming, and perhaps not as a language to use for serious day-to-day work.  BASIC stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code - "Beginner's" being the key word.

Nightfox
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