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The last time I programmed BASIC was in the 1970s, and it was already over a decade old. All the answers from the '80s make me laugh. (Well, at least the laug
by readthenotes1 4y ago
The last time I programmed BASIC was in the 1970s, and it was already over a decade old.
All the answers from the '80s make me laugh.
(Well, at least the laughing is true. )
- drpixie 4y agoFrom an old guy who can remember pre PC ... Yeah! And all the assumptions of carefully considered invention/design for PC Basics ... ha ha ha ;) The various BASICs were copies of what came before, and what came before had line numbers. As per the old joke ... "Why do ducks have feathers?" answer "Because their parents had feathers." Look to the early interactive BASICs (wikipedia has a detailed article on Dartmouth BASIC) - line numbers were a convenient way to identify lines for editing and for control flow.
- ForOldHack 4y agoThe last time I programmed in BASIC was only a few years ago, while I re-enteded a few classic games, and added lines so I could cheat. yes, way back then, the programs ( program logic ) cheated, but I got them back. NOTE: How to disable AI? "Find my printer."