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Title: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: hellninjas on November 19, 2011, 11:09:27 pm: Read the subject!

I liked the ability to manipulate something in any way, as well as making my own games... :thumbsup:
When I heard that the Ti-83+SE could get games on it I downloaded them and played them for a long time... *.*
I then wanted to make my own game, as a fan of rougelike's my destiny was then written... :)

How or why did you start to program? (And please don't make some kind of smart alec comment <_<)
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: parserp on November 19, 2011, 11:10:46 pm: I only started programming because butts kept bothering me to do it. I really, REALLY didn't want to, but then I finally gave in.
And now I am happy that he showed me!!!
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: saintrunner on November 19, 2011, 11:12:14 pm: I had a friend show me (Thundermagnet). I first showed him how I learned to display stuff, and he showed me one of his games, and I was hooked! Haven't stopped coding yet!
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Xeda112358 on November 19, 2011, 11:12:23 pm: I started to learn because I was just intrigued. I had no intention of getting as far as I have, I just wanted a fast way to make and compute algorithms. I think the first thing I wanted to do was make a prime tester, but I cannot remember. I still use my calc often to compute algorithms, but I obviously do more than that, now ♥
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Scipi on November 19, 2011, 11:36:17 pm: I learned because I want to be able to literally tell the computer what to do, and how to do it. I was interested in the level of control over the computer that programming gave me. :D
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 20, 2011, 01:05:09 am: I learned it because it was always a dream for me to try making games when I was kid. I didn't care as much about the coding as I did about the game creation, though.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Darl181 on November 20, 2011, 01:11:22 am: After about a year of working my way through ticalc.org's featured programs (http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/featured.html) list (and eventually got bored :P), I wanted to make my own.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Juju on November 20, 2011, 01:15:08 am: Don't remember, it had been a while. Probably this HTML for Dummies book I got once. And/or I always been fascinated by computer and I wanted to do advanced stuff on them. Now look where I am. Professional computer scientist.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 20, 2011, 01:38:25 am: Didn't you start with calc programming Juju, or did yopu just start computer programming many years before?
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Juju on November 20, 2011, 01:39:38 am: I started computer programming years before I got my trusty TI-83+. And I started calc programming right after getting this calc.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 20, 2011, 01:46:42 am: Ah ok I see now, and you stopped calc programming after the calc screen broke :'(
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Juju on November 20, 2011, 01:48:21 am: Yeah, I pretty much slowed down. Then I tried Axe and I got a Prizm.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 20, 2011, 01:50:45 am: I hope you eventually resume Keytar Hero and finish Axeanoid, though. :P
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Sorunome on November 20, 2011, 02:18:02 am: Well, programming always fascinated me, and when I got my ti84+ for school I wanted to learn programming, and now I make games for it! :D
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Hayleia on November 20, 2011, 07:29:49 am: I only bought my calc to put games on it :P
But RACE2 a game in BASIC was really ugly (not because it was it was in BASIC, some are really great, but the used characters weren't well chosen) so I edited it !
Then I understood everything the programmer did and started to program my own games :D
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: NanoWar on November 20, 2011, 08:49:34 am: I started because a friend of mine made his own (really ugly) dice-game. I wanted to make it more beautiful and extend it's features... That's how it always goes I guess.

The first program I had was http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/209/20993.html. I unlocked the code via MirageOS and tried to search in it for the "Menu(" command I knew from Ti-Basic... haha...
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Keoni29 on November 20, 2011, 10:31:15 am: I bought a discarded book about HTML in the library for 0.50 euro.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Yeong on November 20, 2011, 11:51:13 am: I was bored and there happened to be a calculator near me. Seriously, that was it.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Deep Toaster on November 20, 2011, 12:19:18 pm: Pretty much it, yeah. Boredom is my greatest motivator.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: annoyingcalc on November 20, 2011, 12:26:49 pm: my dad taught me how to program because he thought it was a good idea and I stayed with it
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: lkj on November 20, 2011, 12:48:11 pm: I've always wanted to make games. First I tried to learn C++, but I always made stupid faults and eventually got bored. Then I got a TI 83 and I saw how easy TI basic is and started programming again. Later I got an nspire and started programming in C. But right now I'm not really motivated, I haven't programmed for weeks :(
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: epic7 on November 20, 2011, 01:35:59 pm: Quote from: parser padwan on November 19, 2011, 11:10:46 pm
I only started programming because butts kept bothering me to do it. I really, REALLY didn't want to, but then I finally gave in.
And now I am happy that he showed me!!!
I will now convince my friends! :P

I started programming ON CALC when my teacher taught a little bit of ti-basic to us in class. I then learned more and started making games
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on November 20, 2011, 01:36:44 pm: I checked the source code of the basic chatbot I had on my calc. Lol.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: epic7 on November 20, 2011, 01:42:17 pm: Quote from: annoyingcalc on November 20, 2011, 12:26:49 pm
my dad taught me how to program because he thought it was a good idea and I stayed with it
I wish my parents encouraged me to program. All my mom ever says about programming is "GET OFF THAT D*** CALCULATOR!!!!"
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Jonius7 on November 20, 2011, 02:40:48 pm: My mum says, Are you playing games on your calculator? Waste battery, run out very quickly....
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on November 20, 2011, 02:47:17 pm: Quote from: epic7 on November 20, 2011, 01:42:17 pm
Quote from: annoyingcalc on November 20, 2011, 12:26:49 pm
my dad taught me how to program because he thought it was a good idea and I stayed with it
I wish my parents encouraged me to program. All my mom ever says about programming is "GET OFF THAT D*** CALCULATOR!!!!"
I hate when parents don't want people to code. X.x In my case I could code fine but as long as I did not spend the entire day only doing that.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on November 21, 2011, 11:51:39 am: Quote from: DJ_O on November 20, 2011, 02:47:17 pm
Quote from: epic7 on November 20, 2011, 01:42:17 pm
Quote from: annoyingcalc on November 20, 2011, 12:26:49 pm
my dad taught me how to program because he thought it was a good idea and I stayed with it
I wish my parents encouraged me to program. All my mom ever says about programming is "GET OFF THAT D*** CALCULATOR!!!!"
I hate when parents don't want people to code. X.x In my case I could code fine but as long as I did not spend the entire day only doing that.
Well, ofcourse if I had a kid and he would always be on his calc, not saying anybody is, I would say something to him too.
And if you have parents who say you can't program just because they think it's like gaming just say it might help you get a job later in life. ;) :P
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Scipi on November 21, 2011, 01:12:55 pm: Quote
And if you have parents who say you can't program just because they think it's like gaming just say it might help you get a job later in life.

Unfortunately, that doesn't work in every situation. I have parents that are borderline that mentality and they claim that I'm making 'excuses'. Really, the best way of convincing them would probably be to show them what you've made and the support its gotten.

Results work wonders :P
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Stefan Bauwens on November 21, 2011, 01:15:56 pm: Quote from: HOMER-16 on November 21, 2011, 01:12:55 pm
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And if you have parents who say you can't program just because they think it's like gaming just say it might help you get a job later in life.

Unfortunately, that doesn't work in every situation. I have parents that are borderline that mentality and they claim that I'm making 'excuses'. Really, the best way of convincing them would probably be to show them what you've made and the support its gotten.

Results work wonders :P
Prizes would be convincing.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: Scipi on November 21, 2011, 01:18:49 pm: That's true. :P The most effective strategy, however, is probably to show the serious side of programming. Parents will only think, "He's just doing it to play games and have fun". I think that one needs to show the serious, adult side of programming and how they're setting themselves up for success in that environment.
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: aeTIos on November 21, 2011, 01:40:31 pm: Actually I started programming max 1 week after I got my calc and I started programming Axe max 9 days after I got my calc. My first program was
Spoiler For Spoiler:
THE GAME
quadratic solver xD
Title: Re: Why did you learn how to program?
Post by: renatose on November 21, 2011, 02:31:42 pm: I started programming when I was about 14 years old and received an old 486 laptop with MSDOS 5.1 into in and broken diskette reader which wasn't standard so I never could put or take nothing from it neither change it with another one since it was not built for ages.

So as I wanted to give some use to that computer and that version of MSDOS came with QBasic pre-installed I started making some codding on that, at first some silly calculator and then a mastermind-like game which was my first "serious" program and my first ever game.

Later when I got into high school and get my TI-83 which was my sister's I quickly learn't programming TI-BASIC and made my unique versions of quadratic root solvers and tic tac toe games. They were never released online because I didn't had the proper cable, but it had some sucess all over the class. It did not proliferated over the school because most of it had casios....