[Photo: Christopher Mitchell] A quick show of hands: How many of you used a graphing calculator in school? Now, how many of you used it more to play games than to solve problems? If you still happen ...

Ever imagined a graphing calculator like the TI-84 being able to support Python? Well, that just happened. Graphing calculators have long been a fun way for people to get started with programming.

It’s not Apple IIs, and it’s not Raspberry Pis. The most important computing platform for teaching kids programming is the Texas Instruments graphing calculator. These things have been around in one ...