num_pages: 309
description: A single line of code offers a way to understand the cultural context of computing.This book takes a single line of codethe extremely concise BASIC program for the Commodore 64 inscribed in the titleand 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 textin the case of 10 PRINT a text that appeared in many different printed sourcesthat 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.
language: English
title: 10 PRINT CHR$(205.5+RND(1)); : GOTO 10
publisher: MIT Press