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Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:00 AM

Why Johnny can't code

BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.
By David Brin

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  • Wednesday, September 13, 2006 06:24 PM

    Of course there is a free BASIC interpreters for Windows

    Apparently Johnny can't Google, either. Browse http://www.thefreecountry.com/compilers/basic.shtml, Mr. Brin, and pick your poison. If all that thinking is making your head hurt, surf over to http://www.yabasic.de, where you will find what you say you are looking for - a simple BASIC interpreter to use in a Windows environment.

    Ironically enough, there are more BASIC products available for the Linux and Unix worlds - which makes sense, as command-line computing is so much more common in those environments.

    Jared Hecker

    —Jared Hecker

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