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Well yeah, but remember the context here. We're not talking about programming languages today. BASIC was invented in 1963 and exploded in popularity in the la
by Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
Well yeah, but remember the context here. We're not talking about programming languages today.
BASIC was invented in 1963 and exploded in popularity in the late 70s. Python 1.0 didn't come out until 1991.
- radlad 4y agoBut we are talking about programming languages today. The article in question is "Nostalgic for VB? BASIC is anything but dead." The article details alternatives you can run today, such as FreeBASIC. The commenter you're replying to argues that BASIC no longer has the advantages it had in 1963, which are unrelated to the language syntax, and that Python offers a closer alternative in that it makes programming accessible.