That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft just open-sourced 6502 BASIC (BASIC M6502 8K VER 1.1) from 1978. The code powered the Commodore PET, VIC-20, and ...

Windows only: If you've never played around with programming before, this weekend is a perfect time to start. Small Basic is a recent offering from Mi ...

The language consists of just 15 keywords, but the IDE is surprisingly powerful to anyone who is just getting started. In fact, Small Basic allows third-party libraries to be plugged in for even ...

Microsoft has revealed it will support Visual Basic on .NET 5 but also that it has no plans to evolve the language. As Microsoft's .NET team notes, Visual Basic on .NET Core only supported Class ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.