The BASIC source code was fundamental to the early era of home computing as the foundation of many of Commodore's computers.

Microsoft first announced plans to retire the Visual Basic Scripting language in 2023, giving developers and organizations ample time to prepare. The company is now reiterating ...

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That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started releasing some of its classic operating systems and programs as open ...

While ChatGPT is easy to use on the surface, many complex computations that are customized to each user are happening behind the scenes. Large Language Models (LLMs) rely on gigantic AI neural ...

When Microsoft was founded 50 years ago this month, it wasn’t clear the company would last 50 weeks, much less 50 years. Since then, it’s grown from a three-person company with barely any revenue to ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC code, originally written by Bill Gates for the Apple II and Commodore PET. This marks a historical release. Microsoft has quietly open-sourced the original ...

Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. Before Microsoft (or even Micro-soft), there was an interpreter called Altair Basic. is a news writer focused on ...

Fifty years ago, on April 4, 1975, Bill Gates and the late Paul Allen founded Microsoft. A half century later, it’s one of the world’s most valuable companies. And even though it’s based in Redmond, ...

It's a new month, so you know what that means, right? Yes, it's time to dive into Valve's latest figures in its Steam Hardware Survey and you don't need to be an expert in PC gaming to see some ...

For all the world’s linguistic diversity, human languages still obey certain universal patterns. These run deeper than grammar and syntax; they’re rooted in statistical laws that predict how ...

Are you a coder? Please take our new survey (it's short and fun) about how you use AI at work. HTML is deceptive. It looks easy. And easy HTML is easy. With a few tags you can write your name on a ...