saw a GE advert from the late 60s that referred to their timesharing BASIC as "conversational FORTRAN"
10/10. poetry. chef's kiss.
@iacore i'm not sure exactly what the roots of the FORTH programming language are... i forget now.
FORTH is certainly conversational. i am a very big fan of FORTH.
FORTH is certainly conversational. i am a very big fan of FORTH.
I haven't properly researched it, but it's been my belief for decades that BASIC was originally designed as a FORTRAN - like quite intentionally.
And yes some of the better BASICs (HP BASIC for one) really are FORTRAN interpreters with saner I/O. 😉
@goosey I am pretty sure BASIC was inspired by, based on, or attempted to simplify FORTRAN--i think we can find this in the own words of its designers.
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@vidak Programmers who have only ever programmed in FORTRAN: Wow, getting real FORTRAN vibes from this language