I wonder if it’s a matter of background. I never really had tutorials when starting out. I never had good documentation, even.
(Sorry in advance for the rant)
I also remember piercing together my first programs from other people’s code. Whenever I needed an internet forum I’d build one. Actually, all my internet friends, even the ones who didn’t go into programming, were doing web forums and blogs from scratch!
Today people consider that a heresy. “How dare you not use Wordpress”.
My generation just didn’t care, we built everything from scratch because it was a badge of honor to have something made by us. We didn’t care about money, but we ended up with abilities that pay a lot of cash. People who started programming post the 2000s just didn’t do it...
I think it is visible that I sorta resent the folks (both the younger, and the older who arrived late at the scene) constantly telling me I shouldn’t bother “re-inventing the wheel”. Well, guess what: programming is my passion, fuck the people telling me to use Unity to make my game, or Wordpress to do my blog.
(Sorry in advance for the rant)
I also remember piercing together my first programs from other people’s code. Whenever I needed an internet forum I’d build one. Actually, all my internet friends, even the ones who didn’t go into programming, were doing web forums and blogs from scratch!
Today people consider that a heresy. “How dare you not use Wordpress”.
My generation just didn’t care, we built everything from scratch because it was a badge of honor to have something made by us. We didn’t care about money, but we ended up with abilities that pay a lot of cash. People who started programming post the 2000s just didn’t do it...
I think it is visible that I sorta resent the folks (both the younger, and the older who arrived late at the scene) constantly telling me I shouldn’t bother “re-inventing the wheel”. Well, guess what: programming is my passion, fuck the people telling me to use Unity to make my game, or Wordpress to do my blog.