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Here is the 80s Disney book "Disney's Computer Fun" that taught me Basic programming: https://jbretro.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/retro-book-disneys-computer-fun-

Here is the 80s Disney book "Disney's Computer Fun" that taught me Basic programming: https://jbretro.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/retro-book-disneys-computer-fun-now-available-for-download/amp/?fbclid=IwAR3cSq_53emwE5uuXgnmB7MKrtBLc-VmO_Cue8kNtYnjCrL_QT8mRoiME-c https://jbretro.wordpress.com/2015/02/09/retro-book-disneys-... You did not need even a computer for the first exercises. Too bad that the kids have to begin with JavaScript today.

OJFord 8y ago
Do they? I had a childhood with Basic when JS and Python would've been available to me, basically because I didn't know better. I made silly little programs with a friend, and we had grand plans for a Harry Potter themed MMO. Naturally, we started with a loading screen on a timer, (because that's what comes first, right?!) and got no further.
- ashleyn 8y ago
  I grew up in the mountains, where everything was at least 20 years behind, and our school was well-stocked with 80s-era BASIC books in the library back in 2003. This was well into the Visual Basic era if we're talking beginners' languages. I still had the experience of typing stuff into Qbasic and I remember that fondly.