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+10000000 on the help system alone. Those people deserve a prize for making so many first time programming experiences so accessible. I read the QB help back to
by _wmd 8y ago
+10000000 on the help system alone. Those people deserve a prize for making so many first time programming experiences so accessible. I read the QB help back to front as a kid
- donatj 8y agoReading the QBasic help is literally how I learned to program. I owe it my livelihood.
- ygra 8y agoI started out by reading the GWBASIC manual, a 500-page tome I found in our bookshelf at home. Then I asked my father whether he could get me GWBASIC and noted that he'd have something better, QBasic, which had integrated help. It was so much better and always just a keystroke away. Turbo Pascal was also an awesome development experience back then.
- abrkn 8y agoThe help system was amazing even for someone who could barely read English at the time.
- ino 8y agoIt helped me learn english and programming at the same time.
- ahtu123 8y agoI probably spent months playing with just the graphics programming tutorials. Copy-paste some of the tutorial code and slowly start changing things. I didn't speak English very well but somehow those tutorials were still helpful.