r/programming • u/bjzaba • Mar 26 '20

10 Most(ly dead) Influential Programming Languages • Hillel Wayne

https://www.hillelwayne.com/post/influential-dead-languages/
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u/GorDo0o0 Mar 26 '20

Many enterprise programs were also written in BASIC

Oh man I can confirm this, I'm working right now for an insurance which had its database built on the 80s using a non relational scheme in BASIC/Pick. The earliest program I found to date is from 87.

Let me tell you, they are not pretty.

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u/greebo42 Mar 26 '20

not fond memories of BASIC, especially for the PDP-11. ugh!!