On 29/01/2015 11:03, David wrote:

I notice that nobody has mentioned Basic, designed as an entry level
programming language and much used on the BBC Micro.
Bad memories of Microsoft's take on Basic, then VB?
Or a preference for more modern structured languages?

Part of the attraction of BASIC in the '70 on etc was the immediate
availability of it. Turn the machine on, and there it was ready to go
with no booting, loading, getting started or anything else. Even when
you put it on a modern machine, you lose some of that since it becomes
just another layer on top.


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Cheers,

John.

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