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19:00 26th January 2012
Drawing attention to the creative possibilities of coding could help to boost interest in programming careers, industry experts have claimed.
Speaking to the Independent, games programmer Jeff Minter explained how his passion was initially fuelled by the Commodore 64 and its rudimentary eight-bit system, which challenged enthusiasts to decipher its inner workings.
However, the development of advanced computers with more user-friendly interfaces has seen the desire to learn programming skills wane among young people.
Hannah Dee, lecturer in computer science at Aberystwyth University, said the relationship between "code and creativity" should be emphasised to reverse this trend.
Her comments were echoed by Mr Minter, who told the newspaper: "I always considered programming as being like modern-day wizardry.
"You could think of things in your mind and then make them happen."
The Commodore 64 is 30 years old this year, having gone on sale in the summer of 1982. Total sales of the product reached 17 million units to make it the bestselling personal computer of all time.
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