Subj : Re: Is BASIC to be regarded as less than reputable prog lang?
To   : All
From : Nigel Reed
Date : Mon Jul 08 2024 02:51:46

On Sun, 7 Jul 2024 11:46:27 -0300
"Malvinas" (21:4/167) <Malvinas@f167.n4.z21.fidonet> wrote:

>  NR> Given the limited amount of memory available to older 8 bit home
>  NR> orientated micros, BASIC is an easy to learn and easy to
>  NR> understand language. It's a jumping point for people to
>  NR> understand the basics of programming, flow control, subroutines
>  NR> and functions to a limited degree, filesystem i/o etc, that they
>  NR> can apply to other languages as they learn them.  
> 
> All languages are limited in one way or another...
> What would you say is the least limited programming language?
> Thank you for your kind reply, Nigel.
> 
> Malvinas.
> 
> Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas!
> 
> ... Islas Malvinas, siempre Argentinas.
> 
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I don't know because I don't know all programming languages. Languages
are usually only limited to the amount you know about them. For
example, You can do in PERL pretty much anything you can do in C, I
guess, except PERL is likely to be much slower, but c is going to
require more code.
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