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Sam Altman
@sama
11 May 2014
2. learned to program because it was easy to play, and you didn't have to figure out an IDE or a java class. what exists like that today?
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Sam Altman
@sama
11 May 2014
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not quite as easy to set up, I've watched a few kids try
May 11, 2014 · 3:27 AM UTC
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Ryan Floyd 🇺🇸
@RyanFloyd
11 May 2014
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scratch
Andres Tuul
@andrestuul
11 May 2014
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@ProcessingOrg
is not just a great language, it's a platform with a magnificent community – with books from
@shiffman
and
@CaseyReas
David Mack
@DavidHHMack
11 May 2014
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HTML! It was my first gateway drug, and now it's even better!
Patrick Wiseman
@thephw
11 May 2014
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at 27 I learned in a hex editor when I was 14. Sooo no sympathy.
john weis 🔑⚡️☂️🧭⛏️🟩
@weisjohn
11 May 2014
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javascript: if you have a browser, you have an editor and execution environment. even on mobile
Alex Clemmer 🔥🔥🔥😅🔥🔥🔥
@hausdorff_space
11 May 2014
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It's not too bad. In fact, the point of the Raspberry Pi is actually to emulate the BASIC experience for the current generation.
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@hoon_k
11 May 2014
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totally agree.
Tomer London
@tomerlondon
11 May 2014
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the very first software I wrote was inventory mgmt sw for my dad's clothing store in BASIC. Did it while reading the book.
Chris Mack
@chrimack
11 May 2014
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