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Poll: What was the first programming language you learned?

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Re: Poll: What was the first programming language you learned?

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Post by andrewjshults »

solipsist wrote: post #6
andrewjshults wrote: post #4

Not sure how BASIC didn't make this list. Played around with it first on an old tandy my dad had and then got actually interested when I started learning ti-basic for the ti-86. First "modern" language was PHP, although I don't know if you can really count PHP3 as modern.

My bad. I'm from a younger generation so I'm pretty uneducated when it comes to some of the earlier programming languages.

Just for curiosity sake, what is now the younger generation (I'm 23 and hadn't quite realized I've already left the younger generation).

Re: Poll: What was the first programming language you learned?

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Post by austinchang »

andrewjshults wrote: post #4

Not sure how BASIC didn't make this list. Played around with it first on an old tandy my dad had and then got actually interested when I started learning ti-basic for the ti-86. First "modern" language was PHP, although I don't know if you can really count PHP3 as modern.

Learning simple logic gates in LOGO making the turtle go around a path... do kids still do that today or is it much fancier?

Re: Poll: What was the first programming language you learned?

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Post by solipsist »

andrewjshults wrote: post #61
solipsist wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My bad. I'm from a younger generation so I'm pretty uneducated when it comes to some of the earlier programming languages.

Just for curiosity sake, what is now the younger generation (I'm 23 and hadn't quite realized I've already left the younger generation).

I'm 15.

Re: Poll: What was the first programming language you learned?

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Post by dharden »

The GR program (I guess it was vaguely BASIC?) on the Apple IIe back in elementary school.

It was fun to do, mostly because of the instant gratification of actually seeing a line draw across the screen. We even got to making crude animation with for next loops (it pretty exciting for us kids!)

I can't find too much about it, but this site has a list of some of the commands (in the Graphic section):

http://www.landsnail.com/a2ref.htm

Re: Poll: What was the first programming language you learned?

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Post by bkudria »

BASIC. Specifically, TI-BASIC on the TI-83+. I started out small, but I experimented in writing:

Fractal renderers on the graph screen

GA solvers using the L_1 through L_6 lists

Pong, on the homescreen, with an AI, with ']', 'o', and '['. I think I found a memory leak somewhere, because the game would get slower and slower if you played too long.

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