Ask HN: How did you get into programming?

I just read the article on the Neopets website and read many comments on HN about how many members of the community later became Software Engineers because of Neopets.

So I am asking you, how did you get into programming?

I got into programming in my freshman year of high school. I always messed around with TI BASIC on the TI-84 calculator. I eventually wrote basic programs that would handle basic formulas that we had to remember in Algebra II and Trigonometry. Eventually, I had to take a Java programming course in my Governor's School program. I learned a lot but felt a bit jaded by my teacher so I never pursued programming much after high school. It wasn't until I transferred from my community college to a 4 year school that I gave programming a go again.