People paid me to write Basic on and off from 1980 to 1999 (last Y2K maintenance). I would BEG them to let it be C or Forth and they'd insist that if it was Basic then it would be more maintainable. Well at least by 85 it was compiled Basic.
Interpreter Basic is missing so much it is cruelty to work with. Compiler Basic is less so in proportion to how much it is C/C++ in disguise. I speak from a lot of experience!
Every time I'd get into assembler it seemed like no time before the new chips were out. I did some segments for pay and more for learning but as compilers got really good I said to hell with it. I wasn't making my living keeping with the latest. If anyone is then I'm happy for you, good on yer!
Basic was like a bad habit with no redeeming qualities that I couldn't find in a better, more capable language.