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BASIC, aka Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code, is a programming language created in 1964 by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz.

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BASIC (an acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) is a family of general-purpose, high-level programming languages whose design philosophy emphasizes ease of use. In 1964, John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Read more on Wikipedia...

BASIC Wikipedia page
BASIC docs
There are at least 829 BASIC repos on GitHub
BASIC first developed in Dartmouth College
file extensions for BASIC include bas
The Google BigQuery Public Dataset GitHub snapshot shows 61 users using BASIC in 66 repos on GitHub
There are 1,336 Project Euler users using BASIC
Explore BASIC snippets on Rosetta Code
BASIC on HOPL
BASIC appears in the TIOBE Index
ANTLR grammar for BASIC
See also: (55 related languages)Atari BASIC, Dartmouth BASIC, Apple BASIC, Sinclair BASIC, Commodore BASIC, BBC BASIC, TI-BASIC, Casio BASIC, Microsoft BASIC, Liberty BASIC, Visual Basic, FreeBASIC, PowerBASIC, Gambas, ALGOL 60, Fortran, JOSS, COMAL, Visual Basic .NET, GRASS, AutoIt, AutoHotkey, BASIC-PLUS, HP Time-Shared BASIC, Pick operating system, MSX BASIC, Tiny BASIC, Li-Chen Wang, Altair BASIC, MBASIC, IBM BASICA, QBasic, Pascal, Turbo Basic, AmigaBASIC, C, Microsoft Excel, VBScript, C#, Java, QB64, RapidQ, PureBasic, Xojo, True BASIC, Microsoft Small Basic, QuickBASIC, GW-BASIC, LotusScript, VBA, Chipmunk Basic, HP BASIC for OpenVMS, SuperBASIC, StarOffice Basic, Forth
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Example from Riju:

PRINT "Hello, world!"

Example from hello-world:

10 PRINT "Hello World"
20 END

Example from the Hello World Collection:

10 REM Hello World in BASIC
20 PRINT "Hello World!"

Example from Wikipedia:

Public Class StarsProgram
   Public Shared Sub Main()
      Dim UserName, Answer, stars As String, NumStars As Integer
      Console.Write("What is your name: ")
      UserName = Console.ReadLine()
      Console.WriteLine("Hello {0}", UserName)
      Do
         Console.Write("How many stars do you want: ")
         NumStars = CInt(Console.ReadLine())
         stars = New String("*", NumStars)
         Console.WriteLine(stars)
         Do
            Console.Write("Do you want more stars? ")
            Answer = Console.ReadLine()
         Loop Until Answer <> ""
         Answer = Answer.Substring(0, 1)
      Loop While Answer.ToUpper() = "Y"
      Console.WriteLine("Goodbye {0}", UserName)
   End Sub
End Class

Feature	Supported	Token	Example
Strings	✓	"	"Hello world"
Case Insensitive Identifiers	✓
Print() Debugging	✓	PRINT
Line Comments	✓	REM	REM A comment
Gotos	✓		10 REM This BASIC program shows the use of the PRINT and GOTO Statements. 15 REM It fills the screen with the phrase "HELLO" 20 PRINT "HELLO" 30 GOTO 20
Comments	✓		REM This BASIC program shows the use of the PRINT and GOTO Statements.
Case Sensitivity	X
Semantic Indentation	X
Operator Overloading	X

Books about BASIC from ISBNdb

title	authors	year	publisher
Programming in Visual Basic 2010	Bradley, Julia Case and Millspaugh, Anita	2010	McGraw-Hill Education
Advanced Programming Using Visual Basic 2008	Bradley, Julia Case and Millspaugh, Anita	2009	McGraw-Hill Education
Basic Engineering Circuit Analysis	Irwin, J. David and Nelms, R. Mark	2008	Wiley
Microsoft Visual Basic Programs to Accompany Programming Logic and Design	Smith, Jo Ann	2014	Cengage Learning
An Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2010, 8th Edition	Schneider, David I.	2010	Pearson
Clearly Visual Basic: Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 (SAM 2010 Compatible Products)	Zak, Diane	2011	Cengage Learning
Beginning Visual Basic 2012	Newsome, Bryan	2012	Wrox
Microsoft Visual Basic 2010: For Windows, Web, Office, and Database Applications: Comprehensive (SAM 2010 Compatible Products)	Shelly, Gary B. and Hoisington, Corinne	2010	Cengage Learning
Intro to Programming Using Visual Basic 2012 plus MyProgrammingLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition)	Schneider, David I.	2013	Pearson
An Introduction to Programming with Visual Basic 6.0, Update Edition (4th Edition)	Schneider, David I.	2003	Pearson
Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 for Windows, Web, and Office Applications: Complete (SAM 2010 Compatible Products)	Shelly, Gary B. and Hoisington, Corinne	2010	Cengage Learning
Microsoft Visual Basic 2005 for Windows and Mobile Applications: Introductory	Gary B. Shelly and Thomas J. Cashman and Corinne Hoisington and Corrine Hoisington	2006	Cengage Learning
Starting Out With Visual Basic 2008 Update	Gaddis, Tony and Irvine, Kip R.	2009	Pearson
Structural Equation Modeling With EQS: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming, Second Edition (Multivariate Applications Series)	Byrne, Barbara M. and Byrne, Barbara M.	2006	Routledge
CATIA V5: Macro Programming with Visual Basic Script	Ziethen, Dieter	2013	McGraw-Hill Education
Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 (VB.Net Programming)	Zak, Diane	2011	Course Technology
Structural Equation Modeling with Mplus: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming (Multivariate Applications Series)	Byrne, Barbara M.	2011	Routledge
Structural Equation Modeling with Mplus: Basic Concepts, Applications, and Programming (Multivariate Applications Series)	Byrne, Barbara M.	2011	Routledge
Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic 6: A Problem-Solving Approach	Harriger, Alka R. and Lisack, Susan K. and Gotwals, John K. and Lutes, Kyle D.	2000	Prentice Hall
Visual Basic 2010 How to Program (5th Edition) (Pearson Custom Computer Science)	Deitel, Paul and Deitel, Harvey	2010	Pearson
Applied Medical Image Processing: A Basic Course	Birkfellner, Wolfgang	2014	CRC Press
Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008 (Available Titles Skills Assessment Manager (SAM) - Office 2010)	Zak, Diane	2009	Cengage Learning
Machine language for beginners: Machine language programming for BASIC language programmers	Mansfield, Richard	1983	Compute! Books
Microsoft Visual Basic 2005: RELOADED, Second Edition (Visual Studio)	Zak, Diane	2006	Course Technology
Introduction to Matlab 7 for Engineers (McGraw-Hill's Best: Basic Engineering Series and Tools)	Palm III,William	2004	McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
Visual Basic .NET Tips & Techniques	Kris Jamsa	2002	McGraw-Hill Companies
Introduction to Computer Programming with Visual Basic 6 (Series in Programming and Development)	Harriger, Alka R. and Lisack, Susan K.	1999	Pearson
Microsoft Visual Basic 2010 for Windows Applications: Introductory (Available Titles Skills Assessment Manager (SAM) - Office 2010)	Shelly, Gary B. and Hoisington, Corinne	2010	Cengage Learning
Beginning Visual Basic 2005	Willis, Thearon and Newsome, Bryan	2005	Wrox
Visual Basic Game Programming with DirectX (The Premier Press Game Development Series)	Harbour, Jonathan S.	2002	Course Technology PTR
Visual Basic Programming for the Absolute Beginner w/CD	Vine, Michael	2002	Course Technology PTR
Evolutionary Computation 1: Basic Algorithms and Operators		2000	CRC Press
Basic Proof Theory 2ed (Cambridge Tracts in Theoretical Computer Science)	Troelstra/Schwichtenberg	2008	Cambridge University Press
Visual Basic 6 How to Program	Deitel, Harvey M. and Deitel, Paul J. and Nieto, Tem R.	1998	Prentice Hall
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2012 in 24 Hours	Foxall, James	2012	Sams
Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language (Expert's Voice in Open Source)	Hetland, Magnus Lie	2010	Apress
Visual Basic Answers!	Otey, Michael	1999	McGraw-Hill Osborne Media
Introduction to Programming Using Visual Basic 2008, An (w/VS2008 DVD) (7th Edition)	Schneider, David I.	2008	Prentice Hall
BASIC Computer Games: Microcomputer Edition	Ahl, David H.	1978	Workman Pub Co
More Basic Is Child's Play, Commodore Edition	Robert T Grauer	1985	Prentice-hall
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic 2010 in 24 Hours Complete Starter Kit	Foxall, James	2010	Sams Publishing
Visual Basic 6 For Dummies	Wang, Wallace	1998	For Dummies
Beginning Microsoft Visual Basic 2008	Willis, Thearon and Newsome, Bryan	2008	Wrox
Programming In Visual Basic 6.0	Spear, Robert J. and Spear, Timothy M.	2021	Harcourt College Pub
Alef Basic: A Guide To Basic Programming With Facts, Fun, And Games From Jewish History And Tradition	Rachelle S. Heller	1984	Kar-ben Pub
Mastering Visual Basic .NET	Petroutsos, Evangelos	2001	Sybex
Let's Learn Basic: A Kids' Introduction to Basic Programming on the Commodore 64 (The Little, Brown Microcomputer Bookshelf)	Shneiderman, Ben	1984	Little Brown & Co
The Apple Basic Manual (kids Working With Computers)	Thomas Milton Kemnitz and Lynne Mass	1985	Childrens Press
Doing Objects in Visual Basic 2005	Kurata, Deborah	2007	Addison-Wesley Professional
Sams Teach Yourself Visual Basic .NET Web Programming in 21 Days	Aitken, Peter	2001	Sams Publishing
Complete Basic Programming	Mandell and Steven L	1984	West Pub. Co
Basic Programming	Kemeny, John G.	1980	Halsted Pr
Basic Fortran Iv Programming (irwin-dorsey Information Processing Series)	Donald H Ford	1974	R. D. Irwin
Introduction To Programming With Visual Basic .NET	Bronson, Gary	2004	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Win32 API Programming with Visual Basic	Steven Roman, PhD	1999	O'Reilly Media
Beginning Programming with Liberty BASIC	Gundel, Carl	2010	lulu.com
Practical Magic: A Translation of Basic Neuro-Linguistic Programming into Clinical Psychotherapy	Lankton, Stephen	1980	Meta Pubns

title	authors	year	citations	influentialCitations
Distributed pC++ Basic Ideas for an Object Parallel Language	F. Bodin and P. Beckman and Dennis Gannon and S. Narayana and S. Yang	1993	176	9
A diagnosis of beginning programmers' misconceptions of BASIC programming statements	P. Bayman and R. Mayer	1983	147	9
Design and First Results of a Psychometric Test for Measuring Basic Programming Abilities	A. Mühling and Alexander Ruf and Peter Hubwieser	2015	75	4
The Effect of BASIC Programming Language Instruction on High School Students’ Problem Solving Ability and Computer Anxiety	D. Palumbo and W. M. Reed	1991	60	0
Improving students' understanding of basic programming concepts through visual programming language: The role of self-efficacy	Chun-Yen Tsai	2019	49	3
The Effect of the BASIC Programming Language on Problem-Solving Skills and Computer Anxiety	W. M. Reed and D. Palumbo	1987	40	2
Basic concepts in object oriented programming	K. Nygaard	1986	39	1
Evaluating a BASIC approach to sensor network node programming	J. S. Miller and P. Dinda and R. Dick	2009	25	0
A rationale and description of a CAI program to teach the BASIC programming language	A. Barr and M. Beard and R. Atkinson	1975	25	0
Developing Student Programming and Problem-Solving Skills with Visual Basic	Del Siegle	2009	18	1
Python Algorithms: Mastering Basic Algorithms in the Python Language	Magnus Lie Hetland	2010	15	1
BCOOPL: Basic concurrent object-oriented programming language	H. D. Bruin	2000	7	0
BASIC Programming Language	T. Kurtz	2003	2	0

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