Everyone’s experience is different I guess. I started on Sinclair BASIC, which had no functions (apart from a mathematical DEF FN). The limitations of the langu

Everyone’s experience is different I guess. I started on Sinclair BASIC, which had no functions (apart from a mathematical DEF FN). The limitations of the language in terms of maximum complexity and speed prompted me to learn Z80 machine language, which also does not have named functions. I didn’t find this lack of abstraction a hindrance. It actually helped when I moved on to C on a PC. So I don’t find the fondness for the limited 80s BASIC baffling at all.