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Did you know that, between 1976 and 1978, Microsoft developed its own version of the BASIC programming language? It was initially called Altair BASIC before becoming Microsoft BASIC, and it was ...

When writing program code, software developers often work in pairs—a practice that reduces errors and encourages knowledge ...

Richard Saperstein from Treasury Partners said in a recent program on CNBC before Microsoft's ... and it’s consistent with ...

Windows is prime digital real estate, and it's getting a chatbot that can adjust PC settings, perform searches and suggest music. A first preview is now available. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET ...

Microsoft open-sourced the MS-BASIC language. Bill Gates would never have seen this coming back in the day. MS-BASIC 1.1 was many developers' first language. In 1976, they rebranded Altair BASIC to ...

AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and other top AI labs are increasingly being used to assist with programming tasks. Google CEO Sundar Pichai said in October that 25% of new code at the company is ...

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Late last week, Microsoft released the complete source code for Microsoft BASIC for 6502 Version 1.1, the 1978 interpreter that powered early personal computers like the Commodore PET, VIC-20, ...