"Before HyperCard, programming was more or less the exclusive domain of professional programmers."
I loved HyperCard (still have some of the reference books on my shelf in case it does come back) but a statement like this is way off base. Tens of thousands of non-professional students and enthusiasts were writing and sharing BASIC programs long before HyperCard and Turbo Pascal was a huge sensation at the time.
I loved HyperCard (still have some of the reference books on my shelf in case it does come back) but a statement like this is way off base. Tens of thousands of non-professional students and enthusiasts were writing and sharing BASIC programs long before HyperCard and Turbo Pascal was a huge sensation at the time.