Millions affected as major airline ends Advantage Miles program on basic economy tickets

Affecting millions of budget travelers seeking loyalty points and miles, American Airlines has eliminated rewards earning on ...

American Airlines stops offering miles and other rewards for basic economy fares

Members of the carrier's AAdvantage loyalty program no longer earn miles or status points when purchasing a basic ticket.
GIGAZINE

The history of the program language BASIC, 50 years since its birth, and its spirit

The creator of the concept of BASIC is a mathematician at Dartmouth University, New HampshireJohn KemenyWith the professorThomas KurtzTwo of the professors were programs developed originally for ...
Wired

Back to BASIC—the Most Consequential Programming Language in the History of Computing

I was entering the miseries of seventh grade in the fall of 1980 when a friend dragged me into a dimly lit second-floor room. The school had recently installed a newfangled Commodore PET computer, a ...
Time

Fifty Years of BASIC, the Programming Language That Made Computers Personal

Knowing how to program a computer is good for you, and it’s a shame more people don’t learn to do it. For years now, that’s been a hugely popular stance. It’s led to educational initiatives as ...
Xataka

Si mandas un tuit con un programa en BASIC, este bot de Twitter te responde con un vídeo de su ejecución en el mítico BBC Micro

De cuando en cuando no viene mal salir un poco de los grandes temas que rodean a la tecnología e internet. Hay muchas posibilidades para hacerlo, pero hemos descubierto una especialmente simpática que ...