- 00:12
The speaker introduces GW Basic as the worst programming language he's used.
- 00:33
Mentions GW Basic came with MS-DOS in the early 1980s.
- 01:03
Describes the unstructured nature of GW Basic with line numbers.
- 01:15
Explains the issue of inserting code with fixed line gaps.
- 02:55
Highlights the lack of modern programming tools in GW Basic.
- 03:57
Mentions alternative positive opinion by Jim Hall on GW Basic.
- 04:40
Transition to discussing his next choice of programming language.
- 06:16
Contrasts Turbo Pascal's structure with GW Basic's chaos.
- 07:01
Concludes that GW Basic lacks redeeming qualities compared to other languages.
The WORST Programming Language I’ve Ever Used
Summary
The video titled "The WORST Programming Language I’ve Ever Used" features HuwsTube giving a personal account of his negative experience with GW Basic, a programming language he used in the 1980s. He details its limitations such as unstructured coding with line numbers, lack of debugging tools, and inferred data types, contrasting it with more modern and structured languages like Turbo Pascal.
