[rvieira]

I had a similar experience. I was around 12, had a ZX Spectum and wrote a couple of lines to draw a circle on the TV. I was amazed too at this new super power, where I could "tell my TV" where to draw a circle just by changing a couple of numbers.

Ironically, as developing software becomes increasingly complex, I feel more and more like it's the machine telling me what to do XD

[stevekemp]

Similar age for me, also with a ZX Spectrum - I guess that dates us, and our location pretty well.

I've posted this before, but it's always a fun trip down memory-lane:

https://blog.steve.fi/how_i_started_programming.html