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   Vector Hugo (gfkdsgn@burma.social)'s status on Saturday, 03-Aug-2024 04:50:33 JST Vector Hugo

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   The BASIC programming language is working since 1964. So, it's the 60th anniversary in 2024 thanks to John G. Kemeny and pretty exclusive furniture at Dartmouth College...

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYPNjSoDrqw

   A vector portrait of the inventor might be appropriate to celebrate this achievement, don't you think so?

   #Dartmouth #documentary about #BASIC #programming #language #interpreter #Kemeny #portrait #anniversary made with @inkscape, not #Adobe #Illustrator

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 03-Aug-2024 14:53:47 JST clacke

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     Looking forward 20 years, I’m quite certain that the coming of the computer will have a significant effect on all businesses and most private lives. Whether these effects will be fully favorable, as they could be, or in part harmful, will depend on whether those who make policy decisions are aware of what computers can do and what they cannot do.

     -- John Kemeny 👆

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     #JohnKemeny #Kemeny

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Saturday, 03-Aug-2024 14:53:48 JST clacke

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     I found this article, which is a great overview and analysis of the Dartmouth tribute video on the 50th anniversary of Basic, with references to further reading:

     deprogrammaticaipsum.com/dartm…

     Anniversary video posted in the post above. 👆

     #Basic #Basic60years

     @gfkdsgn @inkscape