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A History of the Computer Programming Language BASIC Told Using Animated GIFs

  • Rollin BishopRollin Bishop
  • May 5, 2014

BASIC Programming Language GIF

Writer Henry McCracken has created a short history of the computer programming language BASIC over at TIME Technologizer using animated GIFs of various versions of the language running code. McCracken also wrote a longer feature celebrating 50 years of the programming language.

BASIC Programming Language GIF

BASIC Programming Language GIF

images via Henry McCracken / TIME

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