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by dsp1234 3786 days ago
10 year olds can

probably never been seen before

I sometimes feel that everyone thinks that this stuff is totally unique. However, I remember copying Basic code out of magazines and BBSs as a kid. Copying and modifying that code was as empowering and amazing then as github/npm/etc is now. There is certainly a higher quantity due to the ubiquity of the Internet, but the basic quality is the same.

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I suppose this is my generations basic : / Visual basic was my first language actually. It was pretty fun, built some cool stuff with it. I guess the web more free since people a share with and I dont need windows computers. And I dont need visual studio to make an application. When I first started with website dev I used to write in notepad because I didnt have the money for dreamweaver and I felt like I was joining the elite. Then I learned about notepad++ anf it felt like a very natural progression