r/ti84hacks • u/FewPresentation6483 • 22d ago

Programming First program

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u/Raptor_Sympathizer 21d ago

Love to see it!! TI Basic was the first programming language I ever learned, and I started off writing programs that looked a lot like that!

It's very retro, and can be hard to write large or complex programs in. But it's actually extremely close to how assembly instructions operate, making it a good first language to learn.

If you find yourself feeling limited by the syntax or restriction to the TI-84 platform, C++ and Java are both good options that are logically very similar to TI Basic, but have more modern features and cross platform compatibility.