I started programming in like 1997 with VB5.5(?) before upgrading to VB6. I don't know if it was just because I was young and excited about programming, or the experience of working with the VB IDE, but that was my favorite time as a programmer. Always coming up with new little projects. I had a folder with something like 40 unfinished projects, half filled with stuff from Planet Source Code.
I too had the exact same experience on the same versions. And I wonder quite often if programming used to be more fun simply because I was younger and more open-minded, or if it really has gotten worse due to modern tooling and languages. I don’t enjoy it anymore.
