I don't think so. BASIC has much simpler syntax than Javascript. It's got clearly defined and easy to understand rules. It typically runs in a "pure" environmen

I don't think so. BASIC has much simpler syntax than Javascript. It's got clearly defined and easy to understand rules. It typically runs in a "pure" environment that you won't have to fight with (as compared to "the browsers"). Furthermore, if you learn the dirty hack known as HTML/CSS/JS first...you will forever be tainted. Javascript will become "good enough" for every programming task. It's not.