https://jamesm.blog/tags/programming-history/ Recent content in Programming-History on jamesm.blog https://jamesm.blog/papermod-cover.png https://jamesm.blog/papermod-cover.png Hugo en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:36:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/retro-computing/how-basic-shaped-a-generation/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:36:00 +0100 https://jamesm.blog/retro-computing/how-basic-shaped-a-generation/ BASIC was the gateway drug for a generation of programmers. Not because it was elegant, but because it was the only option - and that constraint created a programming culture that shaped how millions thought about code.