Sintaksia ya BASIC ni rahisi sana, kinyume cha lugha za programu nyingine kamaC++,COBOL auC sharp. Ilivutwa na sintaksia ya FORTRAN, lugha ya programu nyingine.
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Lien, David A. (1986). The Basic Handbook: Encyclopedia of the BASIC Computer Language (3rd ed.). Compusoft Publishing.ISBN 9780932760333. OCLC 12548310.
Kemeny, John G.; Kurtz, Thomas E. (1985). Back To BASIC: The History, Corruption, and Future of the Language. Addison-Wesley. p. 141.ISBN 9780201134339. OCLC 11399298.
