I find it amusing how the idea of ordinary people programming is talked about like it was something new, only made possible today by Dissociated Press on steroi

I find it amusing how the idea of ordinary people programming is talked about like it was something new, only made possible today by Dissociated Press on steroids, and it was NOT the default in personal computing even into the 90s with things like QBasic, only to be quashed by vendors who saw more money in "information appliances", especially with the web and then mobile ascendant. Yes, an app can be a home-cooked meal. Back in the day, we didn't feel the need to eat out all the time.