I love the way you write about coding. It's not a mystery, but a thing of beauty, a thing of symmetry and logic.
Many years ago (1982) I took a BASIC programming course in Applesoft. It was independent learning. I had a book and met with the teacher once a week. He would look at what I'd done and then send me away with instructions to do the next chapter and write a program that could achieve a certain goal--maybe assign hotel rooms.
There was a beauty to it. Although there were rules, I didn't have to follow them exactly, as long as I got the program to do what it was supposed to.
It always felt like a creative breakthrough when the program did what it was supposed to. It's been years since I felt exactly that. And now I felt it again when I read your piece.
I get it. Don't remember much about coding except maybe goto😅 but it is a wonderful way to exercise the brain.
Great essay, @itsostylish. I've been looking for a piece by you, and finally!
Your journey with BASIC really gave you a taste for the lyrics to the harmonious song of symmetry. Heheee
When are you coming back to curate? You’re so SORELY missed!!! Writing code can be sooooo very frustrating, but when it comes together, oh, baby, OH! It’s a beautiful 🤩 thing. Thank you so much for reading @agmoore, you’re a GEM.
It's good to read your post, @itsostylish. Some people are analytic, and some people are creative. You are both :) That's the best combination