The following letter was o r i g i n a l l g published in the 3ulg, 1977 issue of BYTE magazine, and i s reproduced here bg permission. I HATE BASIC, A POISON KEY LETTER I wish to express my appreciation f o r your p u b l i c a t i o n . For me i t has helped open the door to a new and f a s c i n a t i n g world. I wish to pose a general question. Why is i t t h a t w i t h a l l to few exceptions, the t h r u s t of what might be c a l l e d "microcomputer a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r the nonprofessional" seems to be l o s t in an endless looped c a l l e d "games w r i t t e n in BASIC"? And as a c o r o l l a r y , one might well ask the question, "Of what redeeming social value is the l
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I hate Basic: a poison key letter
Cluff, Jack
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Association for Computing Machinery – Jul 1, 1977
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