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When I was learning to code, I didn't have a computer of my own. So I wrote the code out on paper. This worked because fundamentally, it's a way to communicat
by beached_whale 3y ago
When I was learning to code, I didn't have a computer of my own. So I wrote the code out on paper. This worked because fundamentally, it's a way to communicate ideas in a way that is generally unambiguous and precise. It's rare these days, but something like the act of moving a pencil/pen over the hand written code and working through the state can be helpful at times too.
- rimliu 3y agoSame. I could only access computer at university, so I wrote programs at home and then just typed them in when I got access.
- kbelder 3y agoMe too. I would write out a basic program on lined paper at school, and then when I visited my brother I would type it in to his Ohio Scientific Challenger 2p: https://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=372 https://www.vintagecomputer.net/browse_thread.cfm?id=372 I remember the moment it clicked that "if statements.. strings... I can make a text adventure!" It feels like that experience helped me develop, but on the other hand, don't we all think that about most of the hardships we experienced when young? It's hard to know for sure.