Mistodon: I'd say that this #PLAYSCII piece by @yenenpeuplou released a year ago in the MIST1121 artpack, was prophetic, but really when has resistance been bad advice in our lifetimes? Instead I'll say we post this to commemorate the recent death of #BASIC co-inventor #ThomasEKurtz.

#ThomasEKurtz, cocréateur du langage informatique #Basic, est mort #lemonde
https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/11/18/thomas-e-kurtz-cocreateur-du-langage-informatique-basic-est-mort_6401262_3382.html

"In Memoriam: Thomas E. Kurtz, 1928–2024" https://computerhistory.org/blog/in-memoriam-thomas-e-kurtz-1928-2024 via Maria Teresa Aarao
#BASIC #ThomasEKurtz