Comment by sircastor
2 years ago
One of my early computing regrets is not focusing enough to learn HyperTalk. I was aware of it, but my attention and focus were just a little too wild to allow me to explore it properly. I made lots of stacks that were basic games, but I struggled with sticking with it long enough to finish any. I think if I’d understood what was possible with HyperTalk I could’ve gotten into organizing programming a lot sooner.
Struggling to stick with it long enough to finish is a general programming problem, not specific to HyperCard. :)
Absolutely, but HyperCard was the first place I was exposed to creating anything close to a program. I wasn't otherwise really exposed to anything related to programming until I was in my 20s.
You didn't really miss on much. If you want to relive the experience, try to code something in AppleScript.