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[–] esc27 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A subscription to the now defunct children's magazine 3-2-1 Contact. That magazine would sometimes include the code for simple BASIC computer programs. Eventually I figured out they would run on the (then common) Apple II classroom computer at school, tried one (a simple guess the number game with a preset answer), figured out how to change the answer and tweak the code, and got hooked.

Ultimately this led to a degree in software engineering and a job in IT that I quite enjoy, especially when writing scripts or working with code.

[–] daneBramage 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

10 LET A = CODESKILLS

20 IF A = CODESKILLS PRINT "MONEY"

30 GOTO 30

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

So... print a finite amount of money, and wait for jail?

[–] tacosplease 1 points 1 year ago

Now I'm hungry for spaghetti code

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No no no

It's:

10 PRINT "Penis "

20 GOTO 10