To program calculators I use calculator basic.  I have been mildly programming graphing calculators since 7th grade.  I got heavily involved in programming calculators in 8th grade after I got one for myself.  I began teaching myself how to make simple games like guess the number.  From there I worked up to graphic based games.  Because I taught myself how to program, these programs are in spaghetti code.

 

I started programmin in C++ in late 8th grade.  My goal was to learn a language more practical than calculator basic.  I gained a basic understanding of the language and was able to make simple programs.  In 9th grade I took Fundamentals of Programming.  From that class I learned new strategies to help me make programs.  From these strategies I learned how to make more complex programs with less headaches.  I later took AP Computer Science.  This class expanded on my programming understanding.  From it I learned how to modularize and use object oriented programming to its fullest advantage.  This allows me to organize my code and make the best games possible.