Once upon a time, knowing how to use a computer was virtually synonymous with knowing how to program one. And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC.

Nowadays, "basic" has a very different and derogatory Urban Dictionary-style meaning. Fifty years ago on this very day, however, it was the name given to a new computer-programming language born ...

Before BASIC, life in the computer programming world was complicated. The first generation mainframe computers were essentially programmed as they were assembled, like a jigsaw puzzle with ...

60 years ago, the inventors of the BASIC programming language actually achieved what they had hoped for: simple programming that is accessible to everyone.

Posing a simple programming challenge (often referred to as a FizzBuzz problem) is a common strategy, and it’s one that interviewers and job-seekers should both understand.

The TIOBE Index is an indicator of which programming languages are most popular within a given month. According to the TIOBE ...

ChatGPT can write computer code to program applications and software. It can check human coders' language for errors and convert ideas from plain English into programming language.