![]() ![]() ![]() To quote Pogo, we have met the enemy, and he is us.ĭismissing BASIC does seem rather elitist. Although computer languages continue to evolve, the largest hurdle I see isn't any particular choice of language, but the fact that programmers can write FORTRAN in any language. ![]() I'm sure he was exaggerating here for effect as much as I admire his 1972 "The Humble Programmer" paper, it's hard to square that humility with the idea that choosing the wrong programming language will damage the programmer's mind. It is practically impossible to teach good programming style to students that have had prior exposure to BASIC as potential programmers they are mentally mutilated beyond hope of regeneration. Everything I Needed to Know About Programming I Learned from BASICĮdsger Dijkstra had this to say about Beginner's All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code: ![]()
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