BASIC is very verbose and diluted syntax. This makes it great when you're coming from say English as your language, but it makes absorbing a larger system slowe

BASIC is very verbose and diluted syntax. This makes it great when you're coming from say English as your language, but it makes absorbing a larger system slower and and harder IME. It also jumps through some hoops to accomplish lower-level or peripheral tasks, which makes understanding what is actually happening at a conceptual level more difficult. So I think the correct level of "UNDERSTAND" needs to be considered.