07-10-2024, 03:11 PM
Hey I'm still rooting for the last one on that list, ALGOL, which I assume stands for A LOT of GARBAGE ON LINUX. 
BASIC was high on the list back in the day because every Windows computer came with a copy of QBasic and just about every learning institution, with a computer science program, made use of it. I actually think MS engineers had their collective hive minds blown when they started seeing programs created with it well above their expectations; so they took a shot at trying to switch coders and instructors over to .NET, which I'm pretty sure stands for NON ESSENTIAL TRASH. Even I have a .NET copy taking up a lot of room in my Recycle Bin.
Pete
- I love BASIC and the SOURCE it rode in on.
BASIC was high on the list back in the day because every Windows computer came with a copy of QBasic and just about every learning institution, with a computer science program, made use of it. I actually think MS engineers had their collective hive minds blown when they started seeing programs created with it well above their expectations; so they took a shot at trying to switch coders and instructors over to .NET, which I'm pretty sure stands for NON ESSENTIAL TRASH. Even I have a .NET copy taking up a lot of room in my Recycle Bin.
Pete
- I love BASIC and the SOURCE it rode in on.