[marcus_holmes]

I always consider myself extremely lucky to have started learning tech when I did, because the devices were so simple then. I could code in Assembler on my BBC micro with no problem, because there were only 3 registers and everything was simple.

But the beauty of that was that there was nothing more complex. There are simple devices and environments around today, but they pale in comparison to the more complex environments. You can totally code a game up in a BBC emulator, for example, but it looks shit in comparison to the Unity tutorial game.

I was forced to learn Assembler because it was the only way of writing a video game on the BBC micro. And there was nothing better out there. If I was 14 again and trying to create video games to sate my urge now, I'd be learning Unity. Even though there are simpler environments available.