Usborne computer and coding books from the 1980s
A ton of people in industry don’t know what this period of time was like because they missed it or didn’t have access to computers at the time. This was the short period in history where the following two things were simultaneously true:<p>1. It was normal and expected to program a computer, if you had one.<p>2. Computers were inexpensive enough that many families could reasonably own one at home.<p>If you go too far back in time, computers were either expensive or made from kits, which meant that very few people had them. If you look at more recent periods in history, it was no longer normal &amp; expected to program computers. During this period, your computer came with a manual that explained how to write BASIC, and you could get these Usborne books from the public library.<p>Nowadays, it is easier than ever to learn programming. There are all these wonderful tools like Scratch. It’s just that the normal way to use computers these days is to use premade software. There are tons of children who could learn to program, could even teach themselves, but who are unaware that the option exists.