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Key quote which shows that this young person was a problem-solver, even if his computer skills weren't elite: > I created a “good” BASIC file from scratch [...
by jmmcd 5y ago
Key quote which shows that this young person was a problem-solver, even if his computer skills weren't elite:
> I created a “good” BASIC file from scratch [...] Then I compared it to one of the “bad” ones.
- WayToDoor 5y agoI was GOING TO comment this. He was a teenager and found a solution no one else has found. That's some great problem-solving skills if you ask me.
- movedx 5y ago> GOING TO ... mate :P
- wizzwizz4 5y agoAt least it's not COME FROM.
- qualudeheart 5y agoINTERCAL is a wonderful thing.
- stuff4ben 5y agoit reminds me of the time I "hacked" a strip poker game on my C64. I noticed some files on disk had a number after them and assumed they were images. I just reversed the numbers and voila, I started out with a naked lady that gradually got clothed. I didn't really care to learn poker anymore after that.
- ergot_vacation 5y ago"A strip poker game on my c64." I can only imagine what this must have looked like.
- FredPret 5y agoLess is more!
- arduinomancer 5y agoThat scenario happens so often as a programmer. You could read the docs or find the right person to talk to but its just faster to poke the black box and watch it's behavior. Aka the scientific method of debugging
- lostlogin 5y agoI think this method skips step one. 1) You turn it off and then on. 2) You look at one that works.
- jmmcd 5y agoNobody ever taught me step 2, and I learned step 1 from the IT Crowd (ok, not really). Seriously though: are there are any other steps that everyone knows?
- karatinversion 5y agoThere's always * change stuff at random, look for observable differences
- TheSpiciestDev 5y agoThis part resonated with me and took me back to when I was picking up PHP on my own and breaking apart a Wordpress installation, file by file, line by line, method by method. Has some good "first principle" vibes to it.