I think, many did try themselves at code, or, at least, attempted it to some degree. But, and this is a big but, I also think that there were very few finished

I think, many did try themselves at code, or, at least, attempted it to some degree. But, and this is a big but, I also think that there were very few finished programs to show for all these attempts. I'm much under the impression that the era of the home computer was also the era of the unfinished project.