10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1));

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Author(s)
Montfort, Nick
Baudoin, Patsy
Bell, John
Bogost, Ian
Douglass, Jeremy
Marino, Mark C.
Mateas, Michael
Reas, Casey
Sample, Mark
Vawter, Noah
Language
English
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Abstract
A single line of code offers a way to understand the cultural context of computing.This book takes a single line of code—the extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the title—and uses it as a lens through which to consider the phenomenon of creative computing and the way computer programs exist in culture. The authors of this collaboratively written book treat code not as merely functional but as a text—in the case of 10 PRINT, a text that appeared in many different printed sources—that yields a story about its making, its purpose, its assumptions, and more. They consider randomness and regularity in computing and art, the maze in culture, the popular BASIC programming language, and the highly influential Commodore 64 computer.
URI
https://doab-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12854/172271
Keywords
programming; BASIC; thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBC Cultural and media studies::JBCT Media studies::JBCT3 Media studies: advertising and society; thema EDItEUR::U Computing and Information Technology::UM Computer programming / software engineering::UMX Programming and scripting languages: general
ISBN
9780262526746
Publisher
The MIT Press
Publisher website
https://mitpress.mit.edu
Publication date and place
Cambridge, 2014
Series
Software Studies,
Pages
328