I started coding when I was 8. I sometimes jokes about it and say; "I've got permanently applied brain damage due to too much coding". Although there might be some truth to such a statement, I still think it's smart to start early if possible.
I was lucky and got a second hand Oric1. It came with a bunch of magazines that had code inside. When I had played all the games that came with it, I realised I could type the code off from the mags. I kind of never stopped ... ;)
40 years ago this year actually ...
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I started coding when I was 8. I sometimes jokes about it and say; "I've got permanently applied brain damage due to too much coding". Although there might be some truth to such a statement, I still think it's smart to start early if possible.
I got a C64 with 8 or so.
While it started with playing many games, I quickly found GEOS and started to copy disks and playing around with Basic.
I come from a poor family and all people I knew at that time were working class, so nobody could teach me to program at that age.
But I think, I was ready to learn it with 8 or 9.
I was lucky and got a second hand Oric1. It came with a bunch of magazines that had code inside. When I had played all the games that came with it, I realised I could type the code off from the mags. I kind of never stopped ... ;)
40 years ago this year actually ...