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Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by the_du_ on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @06:23PM (#39020621)
Bro you and I had the same origin story. Remember Rampage Toolz!?? I ended up learning a lot from that author. Winsock.

For me my first programmed action was adding a button to a form, coloring it yellow, and having it exit program. I was absolutely shocked and geeked out.

Still just a hobby for me, but I have something in the works. I hope to share it with you all here soon.

Re:Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years (1998) by mentos on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @06:31PM (#39020710)
Funny I was just searching youtube for any videos of VB 3.0 found this guy going through his old programs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKctfEqXVZ4

If you google image search for 'aol progz' there are pictures of FateX, AOHell, Revolution, Icy Hot, Rampage Toolz. Crazy trip down memory lane!

Apparently we're not alone: "Steve Case Confirms Zuckerberg as Former AOL Hacker": https://patorjk.com/blog/2014/04/27/steve-case-confirms-zuck...