The first real applications I ever wrote were TI-Basic apps I wrote for my TI-89 back in Algebra class. I remember coding them directly with the keyboard on th

The first real applications I ever wrote were TI-Basic apps I wrote for my TI-89 back in Algebra class. I remember coding them directly with the keyboard on the calculator. I wrote all kinds of things, things to help me solve things, solve equations, geometry solvers, games. It was a blast, and I think that's what got me interested in programming. Thanks TI! Maybe Middle Schools should work on developing an introductory programming curriculum to introduce kinds to the idea of programming. It's probably more important then most things middle schoolers are learning, especially considering I probably spent so much of my time in math class programming my calculator.