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"People who were affluent enough to be able to afford a computer..." I'd offer the counterpoint of myself (having not written a single line of code until my se
by cellularmitosis 14y ago
"People who were affluent enough to be able to afford a computer..."
I'd offer the counterpoint of myself (having not written a single line of code until my second semester of college, then going on to become a successful developer), but I was affluent enough to afford college, so perhaps the point isn't worth making.
- astrodust 14y agoIf you couldn't afford a computer, you couldn't program unless you were extremely lucky enough to have access to an internet-connected computer that you were free to use. Prior to the mid-1990s, these sorts of things were extremely rare. I'm not sure what your counter-point is. I was clear that having an inclination was also a barrier. You didn't have, or hadn't expressed any interest, so you weren't part of that group.