The language that made that all possible. They called it the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code— BASIC. Before BASIC, life in the computer programming world was complicated.

If we taught English the way we teach computer programming, students would never get past verb-tense agreement. The same can be said of programming languages. At a high level, they all have the same ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

With AI's rise, effective communication in English is now vital for programming, shifting focus from coding syntax to clarity and context.

Writing code is simply a way to give instructions to a computer in a language that is intelligible to humans. These languages are much simpler than English but are still vastly more complex than ...

Art Programming Language Design as Art Open-ended, community based, and collaborative, “esolangs” serve as a reminder that digital art has other histories and other futures.

WeLiveSecurity takes a look back at the life of the programming pioneer US Navy Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, who changed the world of technology.

Designing a programming language is all about tradeoffs — between what’s easier for the programmer and what best suits the machine.

Want to become a computer programmer? Read our guide to learn step-by-step computer programmer requirements, plus earning potential and specializations.