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by andrewl 587 days ago
I believe it is for Thomas Kurtz, one of the two people who created the BASIC language.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42141761
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whamlastxmas 586 days ago
My very first programming language was Liberty BASIC from a “for dummies” book. He’s had such a big influence on so many developers. Rip in peace
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