street BASIC
nounEtymology The term was introduced by computer scientists Thomas Kurtz and John Kemeny.
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences Derogatory Any variety of the BASIC programming language that lacks good structure and encourages poor programming practices.
- 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.1988, Cynthia Solomon, Computer Environments for Children, page 94:
- 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.2009, Harry Henderson, Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology, page 40: