Ars Technica

The BASIC programming language turns 60

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

A Microsoft director explains why it's finally ending language updates for Visual Basic, a programming language launched in 1991 that 700,000 developers still rely on every month

Microsoft's Visual Basic was named the "Most Dreaded" programming language for three years in a row by the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.
Ars Technica

Yet another programming language from Microsoft: Small Basic

I'd like to take a brief moment to introduce you to a small project at Microsoft that has received very little press: Small Basic. Developed by Microsoft employee Vijaye Raji, the Small Basic language ...
GIGAZINE

JetBrains' C programming IDE 'CLion' can now be used for free, for non-commercial use only, to create reference books and programming videos

CLion, the IDE for C and C++ developed by JetBrains, is now available free of charge for non-commercial use. CLion is an IDE that supports C and C++, and in addition to basic IDE functions such as ...
Tech Times

Which Programming Languages Should You Learn in 2026? Best Coding Languages for Beginners

Best programming languages for beginners in 2026. Learn coding with Python, JavaScript, SQL, and more based on job demand, ...
Time

Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

Early in BASIC's history, its creators, John Kemeny (left) and Thomas Kurtz (center) go over a program with a Dartmouth student Early in BASIC's history, its creators, John Kemeny (left) and Thomas ...