My first programming language was Fortran on the Maths computer in the Maths-Physics block (on or below Red Route). I recall some fellow students getting addicted to programming (albeit having to use the now-antiquated punchcard entry method) and neglecting their final-year studies. I realised the effect on me too, stopped going there, and managed to scrape through my finals.
Of course, in them days it was all long hair, beards and flared jeans …