It's amazing what stepping away for while and a little time does.
yup, im the same... since i first started coding with freebasic (by jumping in the deep end)... and now ~10 years later learning purebasic (i got the itch to learn/make prods again), its interesting what you learn/pick up and are able to achieve.
ik i would have struggled more back then, but thus far purebasic has been a fairly easy experience to learn. im dreading when i have to deep-dive in to math calculations though (for prod effects), those are not my strong-suit. hehe.