alt Hacker Newslol greetings fellow Basic pencil coder! I used to also write basic programs by hand because I didn’t have a computer.
Pournelle original claim to fame was as one of the authors of “Strategy of Technology“ which was very influential in the 70s.
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SilentM68 • today at 2:37 PM
Yea, I hear Ya! I wrote BASIC programs by hand, as well at home while in high school for the same reason :)
My people. My first paid programming was hand translating a BASIC app to C. I did it on the same paper the original was printed on (green/white continuous feed). When I thought I had it right I went to my mom’s work in the middle of the night to type it in and check it. Over the course of a summer I made it work.
The money went to buying my first computer (kit).