Talk:First-generation programming language

I don't think this is right.

A little less recently, in the early to mid 80s, code-injection was often used to overcome certain limitations of programming languages like the interpretive QBasic. This language had no means of inserting assembler code or to link to libraries made by other languages. By using the BLOAD (Binary Load) instruction, one was able to inject a certain piece of machine instructions in memory and then execute it. The opposite instruction was BSAVE, with which any part of computer memory could be retrieved. By being highly unportable, this was a very dangerous way of coding. Any typing error could result in a crash, or even worse, damage to the video controller or other equipment.

1) BLOAD and BSAVE were part of AppleBasic not QBasic 2) Typing errors happened all the time on PCs, CP/M machines... It was standard. They generally handled it well by just dropping to assembly or something 3) The video controllers weren't capable of hurting the monitors. This was problem with higher end equipment not the PCs of the day.