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As a middle-schooler I tinkered with QBASIC and Pascal trying to teach myself programming. I never really accomplished much. I tried learning C, but it was way
by ryandvm 12y ago
As a middle-schooler I tinkered with QBASIC and Pascal trying to teach myself programming. I never really accomplished much. I tried learning C, but it was way over my head at the time.
Then id Software released Quake and the modding engine used "QuakeC". It was basically just a stripped down, interpreted version of C, but it was enough motivation for me to finally wrap my head around C.
I can't imagine how many kids have taught themselves entry-level programming skills by futzing around creating Minecraft mods.
- naner 12y agoMy first foray into programming was also QuakeC, though I didn't really think of it as programming at the time. I lived in a rural area with very poor network access so I actually got most of the QuakeC tooling and mods from CDs purchased at the mall. Since Internet access was so spotty my primary hobby was to take bot mods and combine them with weapon mods I liked so I could play deathmatch against bots with a grappling hook or self-guided missiles, etc.