It was fun (sometimes) and it was work (sometimes) and it was play (sometimes) but the absolute best part is… it’s over!
I remember (vaguely) back in highschool, 1979, taking Computer Math as an elective. I lasted two days in class, read the entire BASIC book in a week, and was promoted to just going to the lab instead of class. I was coding a space war game on a Commodore PET – I think I may still have the paper tape it is stored on. From that fall on I knew I would be able to actually have a job/career doing something I enjoyed. Very exciting time!