[slantyyz]

I learned how to program BASIC in the early 80s from magazines, when program source code was printed out and you had to type it into your computer verbatim. At some point, you switch from being a typing drone to trying to understand what you were typing.

The worst part was when there were bugs in the printed source code. If you didn't know how to fix it, you had to wait until the errata showed up in a future issue of the magazine.