This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob. Throughout the ...

It includes basic programming examples and starter projects which include “DJ Create 2,” a Bluetooth system that lets users turn their Roomba into a rolling DJ, and “LightBot,” which lets ...

The pioneer of structured programming, Edsger Dijkstra, said in 1975, for example, that it was almost impossible to teach good programming to students who had previously come into contact with BASIC.