Computers don’t simply "understand" code in the way humans do. They rely on a highly sophisticated series of steps to ...

How does the brain interpret computer languages? Neuroscientists detect a distinct brain network that grows stronger with practice.

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.

Thomas E. Kurtz, a Creator of BASIC Computer Language, Dies at 96 At Dartmouth, long before the days of laptops and smartphones, he worked to give more students access to computers.