I thought this was an interesting update for calculator nerds like myself. It's pretty clear that TI is chasing after Casio (though they are definately not the first to come to market with that...
I thought this was an interesting update for calculator nerds like myself. It's pretty clear that TI is chasing after Casio (though they are definately not the first to come to market with that feature).
I'm guessing this runs some kind of embedded variant of Python, rather than the standard CPython implementation. Does anyone have any details on that? The site doesn't seem to mention anything.
I'm guessing this runs some kind of embedded variant of Python, rather than the standard CPython implementation. Does anyone have any details on that? The site doesn't seem to mention anything.
I doubt we'll get any official answer until release, but I would not be terribly surprised if it's either MicroPython or CircuitPython. IIRC that's what both Casio and Numworks are using.
I doubt we'll get any official answer until release, but I would not be terribly surprised if it's either MicroPython or CircuitPython. IIRC that's what both Casio and Numworks are using.
I absolutely love this. I first learned about programming by tinkering with TI-BASIC trying to make little games and utilities on long bus rides to school. I will say that my TI-83+ probably...
I absolutely love this. I first learned about programming by tinkering with TI-BASIC trying to make little games and utilities on long bus rides to school. I will say that my TI-83+ probably hindered my math education a bit, as I would just spend math class making programs that would show both my work and the answer that way I could effectively skip all math homework. Still, these days I'm a programmer, so I guess it all worked out.
I imagine learning Python first will be much more useful and transferable to other languages. TI-BASIC got you thinking like a programmer, but with tons of state variables and labels and GOTO statements. That might have been good because it was conceptually very easy and visual for a child to grasp.
I thought this was an interesting update for calculator nerds like myself. It's pretty clear that TI is chasing after Casio (though they are definately not the first to come to market with that feature).
I'm guessing this runs some kind of embedded variant of Python, rather than the standard CPython implementation. Does anyone have any details on that? The site doesn't seem to mention anything.
I doubt we'll get any official answer until release, but I would not be terribly surprised if it's either MicroPython or CircuitPython. IIRC that's what both Casio and Numworks are using.
I absolutely love this. I first learned about programming by tinkering with TI-BASIC trying to make little games and utilities on long bus rides to school. I will say that my TI-83+ probably hindered my math education a bit, as I would just spend math class making programs that would show both my work and the answer that way I could effectively skip all math homework. Still, these days I'm a programmer, so I guess it all worked out.
I imagine learning Python first will be much more useful and transferable to other languages. TI-BASIC got you thinking like a programmer, but with tons of state variables and labels and GOTO statements. That might have been good because it was conceptually very easy and visual for a child to grasp.