I got started in the 8-bit era. You had no option but to get down to the metal. Even then you often had to rely on “tricks” or quirks of the hardware to cut dow

I got started in the 8-bit era. You had no option but to get down to the metal. Even then you often had to rely on “tricks” or quirks of the hardware to cut down the work required. 3D graphics and point and click GUIs in 1985: https://micro-editor.github.io/ https://micro-editor.github.io/