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2026-04-09 20:57 UTC

@la@horny.jetzt @dns@donotsta.re :D I like computers. I learned basic at the age of 9 on a BBC Micro. Admittedly I didn't get much further than if - then - else, but I loved it. Logic is my thing :) Probably very few of anyone who might be reading along in this thread will even know what this means: I was addicted to Chuckie Egg :o

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@la@horny.jetzt 2026-04-09 21:14

@GoingDownWithSundial@mastodon.social @dns@donotsta.re I like programming, especially when its at a lower level. What I hate is abstractions, and compex systems and so on. And unfortunately there's always a need for abstractions when building complex software. My programming language of choice is the horror to any self respecting modern dev, it's C. Riddled with pitfalls and "foot guns" But easy to grasp, and then it's logic. It's my own mistakes, I only step into the landmine I put there a couple hours prior, not the landmine that landed there through some default configuration. But writing anything useful in C is a pain. There's a reasony I parse my bank statements in python. It's a lot less fun, but it also takes a tenth the time to write the programm. And I spend most of the time reading documentation instead of solving problems. That's just how these things always go. That's why I hate computers as they are used in modern systems. And I am guessing I'm too young to know what Chuckie Egg is, my best guess is that it has something to do with the TV-Show they made to teach people how to use the BBC-Micro.

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