The purpose of the looking at the future...is to disturb the present!

Gaston Berger (1896-1960), francuski futurolog

Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing

Coding was a preserve of elites, until BASIC hit the streets.

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https://www.wired.com/story/back-to-basic-the-most-consequential-programming-language/