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Wow I didn't realize it was released in 2006 and there's already programmers entering/already in the workforce that started there. I though it was much more recent.


I learnt to code through Roblox and now work as an engineer in a FAANG company. Of the particularly niche audience of teenagers I met on that platform many also owe their careers in tech thanks to the accessibility and gamification of coding.


My thought was "damn, I thought 2006 was recent". But I'm very happy to have seen the field grow so much. I hope my kids employ some of it in whatever field they eventually choose.


Exponential growth is very counter-intuitive. Although it's been around forever the vast majority of users probably came onboard recently.


Never heard of it until today!




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