street BASIC
English
Etymology
The term was introduced by computer scientists Thomas Kurtz and John Kemeny.
Noun
street BASIC (countable and uncountable, plural street BASICs)
- (programming, derogatory) Any variety of the BASIC programming language that lacks good structure and encourages poor programming practices.
- 1988, Cynthia Solomon, Computer Environments for Children (page 94)
- Street BASIC is becoming the language taught in junior high; it is sandwiched between Logo, which is taught in elementary school, and Pascal, which is taught in high school.
- 2009, Harry Henderson, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology (page 40)
- In 1984, BASIC's original developers responded to what they saw as the problems of “street Basic” by introducing True BASIC, a modern, well-structured version of the language, and the 1988 ANSI BASIC standard incorporated similar features.
- 1988, Cynthia Solomon, Computer Environments for Children (page 94)