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		analog31 on Dec 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BASIC was not just a programming language As I commented in another thread, the idea of being permanently damaged by being taught the Wrong Thing is a misconception about learning. Yet most of us are where we're at by having survived many such things. I hope Dijkstra was being humorous. I used to wear his quote as a badge of honor.

dventimi on Dec 27, 2023 [–]

I believe he was being humorous. Either way, I don't take it too seriously. After all, I also started programming with Basic.

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