Post #2398419
2026-05-08 16:48 UTC
@TheJen@beige.party
Many thanks, young TheJen, for sticking up for the pioneers, many of whom are oldies like me.
(COBOL in high school.)
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@nxskok@cupoftea.social 2026-05-08 16:55
@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party @TheJen@beige.party I think my high school had one computer total, that I never got anywhere near. I learned fortran to do applied math in university (punched cards!) and taught myself Pascal and Perl. I now teach my students how to use R. I'm 62.
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@mycotropic@beige.party 2026-05-10 22:05
@Guillotine_Jones@beige.party @TheJen@beige.party We learned Basic in highschool, 1982 (complete with GOTO statements as I recall) and there were billboards and TV commercials saying "become a computer programmer, operator or technician!" Like those were the only options.