Robert McNeesDec 17, 2022

Sister Mary Kenneth Keller was born #OTD in 1913. She worked with John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz on the design and implementation of Beginner’s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code — BASIC — and was the first woman in the US to earn a PhD in Computer Science.

10 PRINT “HAPPY BIRTHDAY”
20 GOTO 10

Show threadPete BleackleyDec 17, 2022
@mcnees Basic is a language for novices
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@PeteBleackley Everything is a language for novices at some point.
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Show threadBBC Micro Bot Dec 18, 2022
@PeteBleackley @mcnees every person is a novice at some point
Show threadBBC Micro Bot Dec 18, 2022
@mcnees @PeteBleackley the pun took me a second there… but the point still stands 😂
Show threadPete BleackleyDec 18, 2022
@bbcmicrobot @mcnees Beginners' All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
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@PeteBleackley @mcnees indeed https://mastodon.me.uk/@bbcmicrobot/109385792409332016
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@bbcmicrobot @PeteBleackley @mcnees depends on their habits