BASIC
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Summary
BASIC is a non-structured programming language[1]. BASIC has Wikipedia articles in 88 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- BASIC was influenced by Fortran[3].
- BASIC was influenced by FORTRAN II[4].
- BASIC was influenced by JOSS[5].
- BASIC was influenced by ALGOL[6].
- BASIC's instance of is recorded as non-structured programming language[7].
- BASIC's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[8].
- BASIC's developer is recorded as Thomas E. Kurtz[9].
- BASIC's developer is recorded as John George Kemeny[10].
- BASIC's developer is recorded as Mary Kenneth Keller[11].
- BASIC is a type of programming language[12].
- BASIC's designed by is recorded as John George Kemeny[13].
- BASIC's Commons category is recorded as BASIC (programming language)[14].
- 1964 marks the founding of BASIC[15].
- BASIC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:BASIC programming language family[16].
- BASIC's file extension is recorded as bas[17].
- BASIC's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/basic[18].
- BASIC's different from is recorded as बेसिक[19].
- BASIC's programming paradigm is recorded as non-structured programming[20].
- BASIC's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[21].
- BASIC's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[22].
- BASIC's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming[23].
- BASIC's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[24].
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Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include non-structured programming language[7] and imperative programming language[8]. BASIC is a type of programming language[12].
Origins
1964 marks the founding of BASIC[15].
Movements and Schools
Acknowledged influences include Fortran[3], a programming language[25], founded in 1957[26]; FORTRAN II[4]; JOSS[5], a programming language[27], founded in 1963[28]; and ALGOL[6], a programming language[29], founded in 1959[30].
Why It Matters
BASIC has Wikipedia articles in 88 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] BASIC is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]