That was almost 50 years ago; since then, Microsoft has embraced open-source software. In recent years, Microsoft has started ...

Microsoft’s 6502 BASIC ran on the same CPU that powered the Apple II, Commodore 8-bit series, NES, and Atari 2600.

Microsoft’s version of BASIC was one of the first programming languages that the general public came into contact with, ...

Microsoft called the code—written by the company’s founder, Bill Gates, and its second-ever employee, Ric Weiland—”one of the ...

In 1977, Commodore licensed BASIC for $25,000 as a one-time payment, securing perpetual use without royalties.

A few months after releasing the Altair BASIC source code, Microsoft has shared another cornerstone of its early software success. The company announced that 6502 BASIC ...

AI-powered vibe coding tools have become an equalising force in the programming space, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

"Rick Weiland and I (Bill Gates) wrote the 6502 BASIC," Gates commented on the Page Table blog in 2010. "I put the WAIT ...

Microsoft has open-sourced the 6502 BASIC programming language interpreter from 1976. Its source code is now available on ...

Despite almost failing math repeatedly, I trained to be a developer and then became a writer instead. And yet I do math all ...

A newly digitised library of more than 150 vintage Macintosh programming books, dating back to 1983, is now available online. It includes titles such as Apple’s ‘Inside Macintosh X Ref’ and Dan Shafer ...

A guide to intelligent video systems that enhance meeting equity through AI, speaker tracking, multi-camera setups and ...