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I agree. I remember learning to program on my graphing calculator in the early 2000's. Nobody cared, unless i could make a game they could play. Flash forwar

I agree. I remember learning to program on my graphing calculator in the early 2000's. Nobody cared, unless i could make a game they could play. Flash forward to now, I enjoy making web apps. None of my friends care unless I can make an app they can use. Nothing has really changed. Being a maker is still as uncommon/weird as it always was. It might seem like everybody likes tech today, but they liked tv and video games and phones too. I guess the more things change, the more they stay the same...

BoorishBears 10y ago
A little off topic but I also got my start on graphing calculators (Ti 83 plus)! And your experience mirrored mine as far as external interest, outside of games and in my case, programs that "did the homework for you", no one really cared about the process of making them, it was all about if the end result was something they could use
- ahartman00 10y ago
  Ti 83 plus here too :) Such a great platform to start on. Press right arrow to go to the edit tab, easy to see examples. And the instructions in the manual!!! Whoever put those there is responsible for my career, or at least my passion. Realizing that I didnt have to do math homework was addicting :) "programs that "did the homework for you" " Lol, I was careful not to tell people about those. I knew they would peer pressure me, and eventually they would get caught using one on a test. "And your experience mirrored mine as far as external interest" I think this is common for any creative task. I love music, but I never really cared to learn the scales, or any instruments. Nor do I listen when others talk about them. Nobody wants to see how the sausage is made I guess :)