Yeah. I didn't use Google (or any other search engine) when I started. For some I had an electronic reference with some syntax. But you know what I really used?

Yeah. I didn't use Google (or any other search engine) when I started. For some I had an electronic reference with some syntax. But you know what I really used? The printed reference, either a manual for a language or a printed copy of it if the original was in electronic form. I'd have this stack of 200 pages of printed paper.. Nowadays I'm kind of scared of how much I rely on Google and StackOverflow, and fear I'm being too reliant on other people's knowledge, but you know what - there was an alternative, and it sucked.