The 8-bit and DOS+EGA/VGA were the best times for learning to code. You had to get low-level to do things fast enough and was also easy to get near full control

The 8-bit and DOS+EGA/VGA were the best times for learning to code. You had to get low-level to do things fast enough and was also easy to get near full control of the machine without much fuss. There wasn't much in the way of documentation at first which made for good computer club and magazine cultures. After Windows 3.1 got released I was making business programs as that's more fitting for a WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers) environment.