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Did you bother to even remotely read the comment you replied to, which says the same thing? The category shifts over time, sure. But what does that have to do
by mynameisvlad 4y ago
Did you bother to even remotely read the comment you replied to, which says the same thing?
The category shifts over time, sure. But what does that have to do with BASIC being easy or not? They're two separate topics.
- Dylan16807 4y agoLet me be clearer. The category changes and the changes can often be applied retroactively. "In hindsight, that wasn't actually easy. It was a massive opportunity for highly motivated learners, but the amount of motivation needed was more than what can fairly be called easy." I'll compare to an early bicycle with no pedals. They were a breakthrough at the time, but in hindsight they hadn't reached "easy". And just like making a better bike, plenty of the issues with BASIC could have been fixed on the equipment of its heyday. And it's not just that things improved over time and you need to be new. There are very old bikes that are plenty easy. But it took a while to figure out.