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Think about the differences in the environment: 80s: databases, programming, administration, networks ... that's what you did with computers, and nobody did th
by candiodari 9y ago
Think about the differences in the environment:
80s: databases, programming, administration, networks ... that's what you did with computers, and nobody did this yet. Computers were the future and parents wanted their kids to know the future, a computer. Only thing to do ? Developing, and later administration.
Today: cell phones, games and ADS ADS ADS. Distractions, ADS, LOOK HERE, ADS, ADS, ADS. Everything is a computer, and actual computers (the ones you can actually program) are the past, not the future, and they won't come back.
Oh and by the way, to develop for those ADS ADS ADS computer/"phone", you need either a $1200+ machine (ie. a macbook), or a $800+ machine (one that can reasonably run the android emulator + full IDE, which is bloody heavy, more if you want it in laptop form).
- nsxwolf 9y agoThere are interesting programming environments for kids that aren't iOS and Android. Roblox comes to mind. Your comments on computer prices leave me scratching my head. The Commodore 64 launched at $595 and that didn't include the disk drive. Adjust that for inflation. Also, the tools are free today. I don't remember what I paid for Editor/Assembler on my TI-99/4A, or my first copy of Borland C for MS-DOS... but it was a lot.
- candiodari 9y agoSure but the 80s programming environments were useful. You could actually see your programs you made 10-11 years old used. For bookkeeping, or learning, or ... No chance of that with Roblox and the like.