Birth of BASIC

Why it was recommended

The Birth of BASIC documentary that Dartmouth did for the 50th anniversary is excellent and features him prominently

Strong recommendationnettework · Original2024-11

What it covers

A Dartmouth-produced documentary on how professors John Kemeny and Tom Kurtz, with a group of undergraduates, invented the BASIC language. It covers the creation of BASIC and. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Dartmouth

Length

38 min 13 sec

Year

2014

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