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by tterrace
1524 days ago
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Dos32.bas with Visual Basic was my first intro to programming. There was no useful search so you had to navigate through webrings to get programming tutorials. There were also networks of private vb channels where the hackers hung out, those were always fun to drop in on. Maybe I’m looking back with rose-colored glasses but I remember Visual Basic being intuitive and approachable for beginners in a way that I haven’t seen since. The fader text is a nice touch too, that immediately makes me nostalgic. |
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I think those are indeed some heavily tinted glasses. I got a job programming out of HS but took night classes to get a degree in network admin. The first programming class I took was VB (never used it before) and completed the semester project the first day, then added a bunch of extra features the next class and was asked to help teach other students because the guy couldn't keep up with everyone that needed serious help (literally everyone). Still not sure if it was because they were overthinking the structure of programming or if their thought processes just didn't naturally gel with it. Changing the way they thought about it seemed to work best
The positive was finding joy in helping them learn, the negative was the next semester in a networking course we were learning outdated tech and was asked to help again. Instead of paying the school to teach their classes, I continued to spend my work lunch in the server room with the admin guys showing me the ins & outs of networking/servers etc and I helped them with their scripting skills. Never went back to school - it was a complete joke.