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And even though we all learned the same thing (karel the robot, quick basic), for each of us it was a gateway drug to something different.
Two of my friends took that knowledge and started playing with making animations and animated text in quickbasic.
I used it to write music with the play command. I eventually learned HTML and my first website was about stealth aircraft. (SR-71, F-117A)
We all ended up doing different things. Our passions still dictated what we did with our programming knowledge.
It’s the exposure and creating the spark that’s key.
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And even though we all learned the same thing (karel the robot, quick basic), for each of us it was a gateway drug to something different.
Two of my friends took that knowledge and started playing with making animations and animated text in quickbasic.
I used it to write music with the play command. I eventually learned HTML and my first website was about stealth aircraft. (SR-71, F-117A)
We all ended up doing different things. Our passions still dictated what we did with our programming knowledge.
It’s the exposure and creating the spark that’s key.