BASIC vs. FORTRAN 77: Comparing programming blasts from the past
BASIC vs. FORTRAN 77: Comparing programming blasts from the past Jim Hall Wed, 04/05/2023 – 03:00 If you grew up with computers in the 1970s and 1980s, as I did, you probably learned a common programming language for personal computers called BASIC, or the Beginner’s All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. You could find BASIC implementations on every personal computer of the era, including the TRS-80, Apple II, and the IBM...
Our favorite fonts for the Linux terminal
Our favorite fonts for the Linux terminal Jim Hall Wed, 04/05/2023 – 03:00 Terminal emulators came up as a topic for me recently, and it got me thinking: What’s everyone’s favorite terminal font? So I asked Opensource.com contributors to share what font they like to use. Here are their answers. VT323 I like to use a different font (VT323) in my GNOME Terminal than the font I use (Source Code Pro) in my programming...
