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"I created a horse-racing simulation game in Applesoft BASIC in Manhattan Beach Middle School’s computer classroom and ran a small gambling operation." Great s
by jonesb6 11y ago
"I created a horse-racing simulation game in Applesoft BASIC in Manhattan Beach Middle School’s computer classroom and ran a small gambling operation."
Great story about a successful business that gained tremendous value based on domain knowledge and grit. But you can't say you knew nothing about software.
- danso 11y agoYeah...while creating a BASIC game may not seem much to professional programmers...it's a world of difference from people who know nothing about software fundamentals, such as how code is just text files. Or the concepts of loops and functions. Or the necessity of telling a program exactly what you need it to do, as opposed to learning someone else's software.
- siliconc0w 11y agoWas kinda sad they eventually replaced these Apple IIs with locked down macs you couldn't really program on. Might be heresy but they really should load up school companies with development tools instead of SimAnt or Oregon Trail or whatever. SimAnt was fun but I'm pretty sure I didn't learn shit from it.