Comment by jlgreco

It is easier to lug a graphing calculator around than a laptop, particularly in schools. I spent countless hours programming on my calculator while sitting in cars, hiding in the back pews at church, inside of tents during camping trips, sitting in the back row of classrooms,...

It was something I could do that caught my attention while forced to be someplace I had no interest in being. I don't think web development gets you that.