Optimizations on Command Pages http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075/optimizations-on-command-pages Posts in the discussion thread "Optimizations on Command Pages" - On many of the command pages, the example code is not fully optimized. Should it be? Tue, 21 Jul 2026 20:31:26 +0000 http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075#post-2538979 Re: Optimizations on Command Pages http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075/optimizations-on-command-pages#post-2538979 Sat, 16 Jul 2016 11:28:32 +0000 Kydapoot 2663340 Alright, thank you! I will (attempt to) make some screenshots.
EDIT: How do I add the screenshot to the page?
ANOTHER EDIT: Never mind, I figured it out.

]]> http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075#post-2538515 Re: Optimizations on Command Pages http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075/optimizations-on-command-pages#post-2538515 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 22:45:18 +0000 burr 740 I think at this point it is better to just leave the command pages as is when it comes to optimization.

If you really want to do something, the TI-84 command pages need some work — in fact, most don't even have a screenshot.

]]> http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075#post-2538493 Re: Optimizations on Command Pages http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075/optimizations-on-command-pages#post-2538493 Fri, 15 Jul 2016 21:50:31 +0000 Kydapoot 2663340 Seems fair to me. I will leave them as they are unless someone else (especially an admin) says I should do otherwise. Thanks!

]]> http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075#post-2537972 Re: Optimizations on Command Pages http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075/optimizations-on-command-pages#post-2537972 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 23:13:19 +0000 lirtosiast 2005367 In most languages, obviously, closing quotes and parentheses is necessary. There are some who think their elision in TI-BASIC leads to bad style, and some who think it's more elegant to leave them off.

When I regularly used only TI-BASIC, I was of the latter opinion; it doesn't make sense to add close-quotes for clarity when the line ends everything; in fact, lots of closing parentheses make the end of the line harder to read. Then I started learning Java, Python, etc; and now Scheme, and I make errors by forgetting closing parentheses or misplacing them once in a while. My carelessness don't speak for everyone, but I'd say that, if TI-BASIC were in a vacuum, it would be better not to close parentheses, while in the real world the clarity doesn't really offer a net benefit.

In optimized code, it's trivial to remove the closing delimiters, and this provides, in most cases, an equally trivial advantage. Most people learning TI-BASIC don't want to, and shouldn't, micro-optimize everything they write.

The other issue is consistency; but the tutorials here are inconsistent anyway. So I don't think that should influence the decision.

]]> http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075#post-2537774 Optimizations on Command Pages http://tibasicdev.wikidot.com/forum/t-1760075/optimizations-on-command-pages#post-2537774 Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:59:05 +0000 Kydapoot 2663340 For example, closing quotes before the -> key are present in many cases and other small optimizations like leaving off closing parentheses are not used. Is this done purposefully for clarity or can I go and fix them?

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