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50 years after Basic, most users still can't or won't program anything (www.zdnet.com)

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[-] dirtycrow@programming.dev 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I fiddled with TI BASIC in school and wrote a horrifying abomination that ran Minesweeper. Complete with 3x3 clearing and flagging. Calc 1 was my free period.

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