Back to the future of programming: Usborne revives 1980s coding books for children
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#13G7P)
From Machine Code For Beginners to Computer Spacegames, the books that taught a generation of children to program have returned for free
A generation of children in the 1980s learned about programming from a series of computing books by Usborne Publishing. Now the company has rereleased them in free digital versions.
Originally aimed at children learning to program their ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro and Commodore 64 computers, the series included books like Practical Things To Do With a Microcomputer, Machine Code for Beginners, and Write Your Own Adventure Programs.
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