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Why did you learn how to program?
« on: November 19, 2011, 11:09:27 pm »
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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 <_<)
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #1 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!!!
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #2 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!
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #3 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 ♥
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #4 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
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2011, 01:11:22 am »
After about a year of working my way through ticalc.org's featured programs list (and eventually got bored :P), I wanted to make my own.
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #7 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.
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #8 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?
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #9 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.
« Last Edit: November 20, 2011, 01:40:07 am by Juju »
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2011, 01:46:42 am »
Ah ok I see now, and you stopped calc programming after the calc screen broke :'(
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2011, 01:48:21 am »
Yeah, I pretty much slowed down. Then I tried Axe and I got a Prizm.
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #12 on: November 20, 2011, 01:50:45 am »
I hope you eventually resume Keytar Hero and finish Axeanoid, though. :P
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #13 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
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Re: Why did you learn how to program?
« Reply #14 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
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