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Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:00 AM

Why Johnny can't code

BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.

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  • Thursday, September 14, 2006 02:08 PM

    great article!

    This is a great article! I am 36. I learned to program in BASIC on a Commadore PET and a Vic 20. I used a tape drive. My required college course in programming used PASCAL!

    The author is correct, nothing exists today that allows one to write a few quick lines of basic code. Kids are the worse for this loss.

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