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The worst part is that it wasn't my program. I was bored, kicking my heels in the corner while the adults talked about boring adult things. One of them noticed how bored I was as he walked out, said "Here, try this". He typed it in to the funny-looking box next to me and left chuckling.

As it turns out, my first real program was a tank game in qbasic. Tanks seem to be a real attraction. Two players controlled tanks which fought in a maze. The shots could bounce off walls. Then I improved it too much and it broke :( Actually, I don't think I written a program I haven't broken by adding too many features.

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RE: RE: What was your first program?
by rlk (Pilgrim) on Nov 13, 2000 at 12:31 UTC
    Yeah, there's no better way to start programming than messing with games. One of the first pieces of programming I ever did was modifying a few initial variables in the "Lemonade Stand" game on my Apple IIe. (It's so much more fun to start with a few thousand dollars.) Later on, I remember tweaking Microsoft's "Gorillas" QBasic program, adding a "nuclear bomb" option.

    Ahh, those were the days.

    --
    Ryan Koppenhaver, Aspiring Perl Hacker
    "I ask for so little. Just fear me, love me, do as I say and I will be your slave."

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