Programming is actually a LOT harder than it once was. Basic on Apple II+ or Commodore. Visual Basic in the early 2000's–far easier. https://t.co/IXdpANkRUA

— Ian Welsh (@iwelsh) June 14, 2021

Indeed it is much harder now. Getting a development environment set up takes days, often even if you know what you are doing. If you don’t, well, forget it.

Back in the old days, you booted up the compy, just started programming. It really was that easy. No one can plausibly argue to me that what we have now is an improvement.