Subj : Video: Does BASIC make programmers "mentally mutilated beyond hope of
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From : LundukeJournal
Date : Fri Jul 07 2023 05:30:03

Video: Does BASIC make programmers "mentally mutilated beyond hope of 
regeneration"?

Date:
Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:21:30 GMT

Description:
Edsger Dijkstra says yes.

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Edsger Dijkstra, the famed computer scientist behind ALGOL 60, once said that 
exposure to BASIC caused potential programmers to be "mentally mutilated 
beyond hope of regeneration". 

I have some thoughts on that. 

This video was originally recorded on April 7th, 2019. It is presented here 
as it was originally published -- unedited. Watch the full video on Locals 

The full video is available to all subscribers over on Lunduke.Locals.com .



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Link to news story:
https://lunduke.substack.com/p/video-does-basic-make-programmers


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