If you are a certain age, your first programming language was almost certainly BASIC. You probably at least saw the famous book by Ahl, titled BASIC Computer Games or 101 BASIC Computer Games. The ...

If you were alive in 1978 you'll probably remember you couldn't do much with a computer. The Altair had just hit the scene and BASIC was taking off but ...

If you were alive in 1978 you'll probably remember you couldn't do much with a computer. The Altair had just hit the scene and BASIC was taking off but ...

Before everyone learned programming on Stack Exchange, things were much different. Computer magazines had BASIC programs in them, which readers would type out, line by line, and hit RUN. In theory,… ...

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.

Petit Computer is a new application which brings the BASIC programming language to Nintendo's 3DS and DSi consoles.

Chimps outperformed adults in a basic strategy game as part of a Game Theory experiment at Caltech.

A book Jerry gave to his son and nephew, 101 BASIC Computer Games, inspired Anderson's decision to become a computer scientist. "He forced us to figure out how to make our own games," said Anderson.

Microsoft wants to turn kids' love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning.

1 - More small children can play a computer game than ride a bike. 58 percent of children aged 2-5 know how to play a 'basic' computer game. For the U.K. and France that jumps to 70 percent.