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I started programming at 7 years in 1992 on a VTech kids computer. It had a 2x20 Chars LCD display and BASIC installed. No internet. No StackOverflow. Those wer
by Odenwaelder 8y ago
I started programming at 7 years in 1992 on a VTech kids computer. It had a 2x20 Chars LCD display and BASIC installed. No internet. No StackOverflow. Those were the times. I feel sorry for the Instagram Kids nowadays.
- spraak 8y agoI'm sure there were distractions analogous to IG at the time. If a kid wants to program now they have a lot more resources and accessible platforms
- freeflight 8y agoTho having so many platforms comes with its own set of challenges, like figuring out what's actually useful/approachable. I'm not a coder, but 20 years ago I still felt somewhat competent in my overview of available platforms and what they are used for. These days it feels like there's something new every day, which is great don't get me wrong, but I can't even imagine trying to keep up with all that because it looks like quite a Sisyphean task from the outside.
- chaoticmass 8y agoThis is almost me exactly, except it was an IBM PCjr. If my family could have afforded a better computer, I would have been playing games instead of tinkering with BASIC.