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Re:Principles for Programming Languages for Learners by flukus on Monday August 29, 2016 @08:43AM (#12381444)
15 years ago I was involved with a charity refurbishing 486s (or better) and we were giving them away.
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Re:Principles for Programming Languages for Learners by user5994461 on Saturday September 03, 2016 @07:13AM (#12418756)
Okay, so you could potentially get a computer.

Now, think about accessing the resources to learn programming: Books, Documentation, Compilers, IDE...

I recall being on 56k internet in 2001, paying by the hour. Couldn't have learn programming, except going around and buying books and tools on CD and offline documentation.

That was the hell of a barrier to entry compared to today.

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