Totally agree. This is the best way to learn. I taught myself like this from age 7 on the ZX Spectrum 48K back in 1983. All I had was the printed manual for the computer. That had information on the in-built BASIC interpreter, and some example programs to type in. I started changing these, breaking things, and gradually worked out how stuff worked. I'm now 43 and have been a professional developer for almost 25 years. No formal lessons or qualifications, no code camps, no programming courses, no problem!
That's awesome Jon! Reverse engineering like that is a great way to learn - tinkering, curiosity, trial and error... sounds like you made an awesome career for yourself! Truly inspiring, thank you for sharing!!
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Totally agree. This is the best way to learn. I taught myself like this from age 7 on the ZX Spectrum 48K back in 1983. All I had was the printed manual for the computer. That had information on the in-built BASIC interpreter, and some example programs to type in. I started changing these, breaking things, and gradually worked out how stuff worked. I'm now 43 and have been a professional developer for almost 25 years. No formal lessons or qualifications, no code camps, no programming courses, no problem!
That's awesome Jon! Reverse engineering like that is a great way to learn - tinkering, curiosity, trial and error... sounds like you made an awesome career for yourself! Truly inspiring, thank you for sharing!!