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The first sentence is the same for me but to just pick up programming when you're 11 or 12 by yourself seems crazy! I'm sure you had a mentor or an older friend
by acollins1331 7y ago
The first sentence is the same for me but to just pick up programming when you're 11 or 12 by yourself seems crazy! I'm sure you had a mentor or an older friend or some adult that at least exposed you to the concept.
- bayesian_horse 7y agoI remember vaguely a course on Basic on Amigas. But other than that, I didn't really have mentors or peers. I believe I learnt QBasic from a book, later Turbo Pascal from another book and assembly from yet another.
- acollins1331 7y agoThat would probably have been enough to spark my creativity. We had a class on using word and powerpoint and typing in grade 8. America is GREAT /s