Re: TIB: Proposal: To weed out useless and no good TI-BASIC programs on


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Re: TIB: Proposal: To weed out useless and no good TI-BASIC programs on tical...




TGaArdvark@aol.com wrote:

> > I've been thinking about not accepting & archiving ALL basic programs on
> > ticalc.org.  I hate having like 10 minesweepers for 82 basic or
> > whatever.  Or 10 quadratic formula programs for 82 basic.  I think there
> > should only be one or two good ones so that the user can quickly get a
> > program and know its good, instead of having to weed through 10 of
> > them.  So my proposal is to delete some of the not-very useful programs
> > in order to prevent the archives from being diluted with worthless
> > programs.  What do you all think?
>
> I do agree.  The TI community has grown large enough that programs
> should start "earning" their way to ticalc.org.  The problem is, checking
> all those programs and deciding which one or two is best is very time-
> consuming.  And you'd have to continue testing new ones as they are
> submitted.  A lot of work.  Especially for one person...

I already try to test all the programs that come in.  I don't do a very
in-depth test though - which would be required for these BASIC programs.

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