Re: TIB: Back to TI-BASICs
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Re: TIB: Back to TI-BASICs
In a message dated 98-02-04 19:34:58 EST, you write:
<< would like to ask each of you about your personal style of writing
programs. If you had a choice to do both, would you prefer writing
everything in a single program, or have several programs for your
subroutines? Which do you think game players would prefer?
TurboSoft says:
making all the code in a single program keeps it neatly in one place in your
programs list, but it is very slow and takes up much more space because you
can't call subroutines (other programs which sort of help the main program
out). Of course, even less space would be taken up if the Basic language
allowed you to return to the last jump command...
Which is more important, the program's size, its speed, how easy the
program is to read, or how it affects the rest of the calc? I'd like
your opinion about this and what you think makes for 'good' TI-BASIC
programming.
TurboSoft says:
most all of those. usually the smaller the program the faster the speed.
Also it hurts to have the program overwrite other variables used on the calc.
When using temporary variables, use letters like A, B, C etc. or at least only
one-letter variables. When making subprograms, if you can, have them start
with a funky Greek character or something (so that it is at the end of the
list). Use the DelVar( command to delete stuff at the end of your program if
you can.
Thank you for your time.
Tavis >>
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