[raychis]

This period lasted quite some time. In the mid 00s it was still like this. I remember writing code in notepad and vim. Version managers like tortoiseSVN were a total game changer when it came to collaborating. I still think learning like this is the best way to truly understand things. Neovim still my favourite IDE.

[pjmlp]

Definitely, up to 2003 I only had access to dial up outside work, meaning I could not just go online every time I felt like doing it.

And during the 90's while at the university, not even that, at home zero Internet, I could not afford paying for dial up as student, other expenses were more relevant.

You would regularly find students on the campus at weekend that were there only to check stuff on Internet.