I went to public school in the early 2000s and 'computer class' meant 'learn to use MS Office' when we weren't playing Oregon Trail of course. I was lucky enoug

I went to public school in the early 2000s and 'computer class' meant 'learn to use MS Office' when we weren't playing Oregon Trail of course. I was lucky enough to have parents that could afford to support my interest in programming at home from a young age because it certainly was not happening at school.