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1. because they were easy to write.

Tue Nov 21, 2023, 10:15 AM

Nov 2023

I wrote my first MIXAL compiler while I was in High School in 1973.

Writing a BASIC interpreter is only a little bit harder.

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hey computer programming nerds and others , [View all] AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 OP

because they were easy to write. lapfog_1 Nov 2023 #1

Different developers, different companies, different goals. LastDemocratInSC Nov 2023 #2

thanks to those who responded and read. AllaN01Bear Nov 2023 #3

I know very little about computer programming, but PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #7