As a lover of calculator code, I truly have great respect for the site. I learned almost all of my tricks here and am forever indebted to the site's founders for starting my interest in basic. However, the tutorials, namely the starter kit and the techniques section, seem to still be very disjointed. I think there really needs to be a push to work on these sections of the website.
The chief problem in my opinion is that nobody really seems to understand what the fundamentals to writing TI-Basic code are, and how to group information that isn't fundamental to coding. I would suggest that a list of the absolute basics to programming be written out, and everything else currently written be categorized as math operations/string operations/homescreen graphics/graphscreen graphics/specific applications. From there the techniques area should be restructured to be more like an in-depth overview of the material covered in the starter kit. That way, people who want to know more about a subject will see exactly where to go to find it. In this way the site will be more accessible to any level of programmer.
I will be around when I can for the next few weeks working mainly on improving the starter kit. Any other suggestions are very welcome.
State of the tutorials
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We're glad you came by, but you might find what you're looking for elsewhere. TI-Basic Developer is not the site it once was. While its information on commands and other calculator features remains almost second-to-none, its forum, archives, and even hosting service, Wikidot, have been decaying for years. The calculator community would love to see what you're working on, or help you in your next coding adventure, but TI-Basic Developer is no longer the place to do it. Instead, you should head over to Cemetech (primarily American) or TI-Planet (primarily international). Both are active, well-established forums with their own archives, chatrooms, reference material, and abundant coding tools and resources. We'll see you there, we hope. |
Summary:
what is the goal here?