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as well as encouragement - but no help - from mum and dad ?...

• sunir 17y ago
  It can happen. In 1983, I was 4 and I learnt how to program on a VIC 20 my Dad bought on a whim at a garage sale for $20. My sister was either 8 or 9 at the time, and she taught me the basics of, well, BASIC. I was motivated because she taunted me with the prototypical: 10 PRINT "NINA IS COOL" 20 GOTO 10 My parents had no idea how to use the computer but they thought it was a good thing for us to learn.
  • biohacker42 17y ago
    I can't even remember a damn thing from when I was 4. And I'm pretty sure at 4 I wasn't drinking any booze, but then again I can't be 100% sure...
    • extension 17y ago
      Reading this, I just realized that my earliest code does in fact predate my earliest memories, a peculiar thought. I remember not being able to tie my shoes, not knowing left from right and having to jump to turn on a light, but I don't remember not being able to program.
  • vidarh 17y ago
    I was 5 when we got ours, and while not many of my friends started programming I was certainly not unique. More kids should get their hands of a programming environment when they're that age.