Hi, My name is Les Player, and I have been programming for 40+ years (yes I am 60+).
I love C# and XNA on Xbox, (and am/was totally frustrated and angry towards Microsoft for their development halt for XNA). I looked towards HTML5 / Javascript for porting some of my software from XNA, and discovered Construct 2. The real value of this product is that it will introduce so many people into the world of programming without them realising or really trying, and at the same time have a lot of fun.
I have been told by �real programmers� that Construct is just a toy- but I can only assume they have not looked beyond their first few clicks, and not fully understood the expandability via plugins and behaviours.
I was the European Technical Manager (1982-1990) and helped introduce the Atari ST into Europe, and it pleases me a lot to see so many developers here who had started out on the Atari. I wish had had it so easy to learn all those years ago�. But I�m still learning!