Optimization

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Optimization

Player205 26 May 2020 19:33

So there's this game I saw where basically the goal is to have a ball move from one side of the screen to another, and I was wondering how people would optimize it. Here's the code: (Note the ball is supposed to move from one side to the other, and then go back to the original side)

Disp: "0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
Disp: " 0
prgm //Insert name of the program here

I would prefer if people provided hints (what command they would use or how they would use it) but not show any code. I'm a beginner-intermediate programmer so if anyone could help, I would greatly appreciate it.

Re: Optimization

Player205 26 May 2020 19:34

Also I apologize as, after the first display line, every line after that should have more space than the previous line before the ball is displayed until it hits the right side of the screen and then have it written out so it comes back. My apologies.

Re: Optimization

OneLetterShor 26 May 2020 19:41

Try this:

For(X,1,25)
Output(1,X," O")
Wait 0.05
End
For(X,26,1,-1)
Output(1,X,"O ")
Wait 0.05
End

Re: Optimization

Player205 26 May 2020 19:47

Just curious where is the Wait command?

Re: Optimization

OneLetterShor 26 May 2020 19:59

Just use this instead, if you don't have the Wait command. Wait is on the newer TI-84+ OS version, I forgot which.

rand(20)

The number in parenthesis can be raised or lowered. A higher number will result in a longer "pause", and a smaller number will make a shorter pause.

Re: Optimization

Xeda Elnara 31 May 2020 22:32

Hmm, I've never seen Wait on a TI-84+. I think I've heard it being on an 84+CE, though.

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