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

This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

Practical Programming in Tcl and Tk, 4th Edition, is an impressive volume, at almost 900 pages. Both the table of contents and index are thorough, and the volume is extensively cross-referenced.