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 ...

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 ...

The latest version of the open-source Office alternative was released earlier this month with deprecated support for older PCs and Windows versions. A new version of LibreOffice, a popular open-source ...

In a nutshell: Microsoft, founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in April 1975, is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. To mark the occasion, Gates has released the source code he and Allen ...

Interest in LibreOffice, the open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, is on the rise, with weekly downloads of its software package close to 1 million a week. That’s the highest download number ...

Welcome to the first part of our Blender tutorial series for absolute beginners! In this episode, we'll cover the essential basics you need to get started with Blender. From navigating the interface ...

Functional programming, as the name implies, is about functions. While functions are part of just about every programming paradigm, including JavaScript, a functional programmer has unique ...

It’s with sadness that we note the passing of Thomas E. Kurtz, on November 12th. He was co-inventor of the BASIC programming language back in the 1960s, and though his creation may not receive the ...