Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC?

Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by linuxlizard on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:10PM (#21775156)

Yes. The one called Python. No line numbers but a funny indentation system.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by musicale on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:21PM (#21775288)

^ This. However I still take issue with Python 3's removal of the PRINT statement.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by Phylter on Thursday December 12, 2019 @11:33PM (#21779153)

You mean making it a function instead of a statement?

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by boobePhuu7iet7i on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:12PM (#21775177)

wat

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by stergios on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:21PM (#21775301)

A friend once told me "Python is the Visual Basic of the Internet". That still brings a smile to my face.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by ksaj on Thursday December 12, 2019 @02:55PM (#21775671)

Does it PEEK and POKE? That's all I ever cared about when I was learning BASIC.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by IshKebab on Thursday December 12, 2019 @03:01PM (#21775734)

Python isn't used much on the internet. Surely they meant Javascript?

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by dharmab on Thursday December 12, 2019 @05:11PM (#21777110)

The Internet is a superset of the web, and has much more than just browser-based HTTP/TCP.

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Re:Ask HN: Do you still code in BASIC? by IshKebab on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @05:57PM (#21819878)

I am aware of that. I meant the internet, not the web.

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