This brings back memories. I learned programming both on my CASIO calculator and with pirated copy of Delphi. I'm French but the in-app manual was in English, s

This brings back memories. I learned programming both on my CASIO calculator and with pirated copy of Delphi. I'm French but the in-app manual was in English, so I would search in the English to French dictionary to decipher the meaning of the documentation. Mind you this was before internet was popular. I remember vividly looking up the word "behaviour" and failing to understand how it related to the List object . I later found a book about Delphi at a bookshop near my bus stop. I'd go after school (I was 14 at the time) and read the book and take notes while waiting for the bus. I couldn't afford the book so that's how I got away with it. (I'm sure if I had asked my parents they would have bought it though). The book explained object oriented programming using the metaphor of a car with a few methods such as switchGears() and properties like the number of wheels. Later when I got access to the Internet I kept playing around with Delphi and found bindings for both DirectX and OpenGL. I wasn't a popular kid at school but when I brought back a 4 player vertical shooter I got my moment of glory. I miss using Delphi, maybe I should find a copy somewhere