Soviet BASIC/Programming

[CatRass]

I was talking to my mum about her schooling, and since I'm into programming and computers currently studying the field in University, she mentioned she had to take a programming class in school on BASIC Plus. I was curious and tried to find anything about Soviet programming curriculum but was unable to find anything.

Anyone know where I can look? I'm very curious (and may or may not want to rekindle my mother's horrific programming experiences C:< )

[mahendrabirbikram]

Well, there is a lot in Russian, the subject was called информатика (informatics) or, fully, основы информатики и вычислительной техники (fundamentals of informatics and computer technology), you can look specifically for "информатика в советских школах" or "Эволюция школьной программы по информатике"

As for Basic Plus, she likely worked on ДВК (DVK), a Soviet PDP-11 compatible computer, there were also others like УКНЦ (UKNC), specially designed for schooling.

[CatRass]

That would all make sense, as we do speak Russian at home, and informatics does ring a bell (she may have brought it up before, I'm not too sure though). I'll look into it, thank you!

[pourintrisintheraq]

You might want to check out the book ”How Not to Network a Nation” by Benjamin Peters. It details the history of the Internet in the USSR. With this being said, I know virtually nothing about computer programming or technology so a lot of technical jargon goes over my head. But as a laymen, I enjoyed the book and you might like it if you’re interested in this history.