Clock optimization

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What is the absolute very best optimization for an analogue clock?

Clock optimization

simonalford42 18 Jan 2013 23:30

I wanted to make an entry to Challenge #2 for an analogue clock. Here is my entry at a slim 220 bytes, but I am wondering if it can be optimized any more. I really want to see what the most utterly optimized clock program would be like!

Rules: Display a circular face with minute and hour hands and a sweeping dot for the seconds. Also display AM/PM and the date. Use the calculator's MODE to set the clock. The program will be judged on size.

My entry so far… can it be optimized further? Er, it must be able to be. How can it be optimized further?

PROGRAM: CLOCK
:StoreGDB0
:Full:FnOff:AxesOff:GridOff:PlotsOff:ZStandard:ZSquare
:Text(57,63,getDtStr(1
:Circle(0,0,9
:Repeat getkey
:Text(57,1,getTmStr(0
:getTime
:96-Ans(3
:Pt-Off(8cos(Ansº),8sin(Ansº
:Ans-6
:Pt-On(8cos(Ansº),8sin(Ansº
:getTime
:90.3-.1Ans(3)-6Ans(2
:For(X,0,1
:Line(0,0,8cos(Ansº),8sin(Ansº),X
:Ans-.3
:End
:getTime
:For(X,0,1
:Line(0,0,5cos(Ansº),5sin(Ansº),X
:Ans-1
:End
:End
:DelVarGDB0DelvarX"

EDIT: woah. I actually did it, I used the cool cat code style

Last edited on 19 Jan 2013 00:03 by simonalford42 Show more

Re: Clock optimization

Mr Dino 19 Jan 2013 01:51

You can add a Degree command at the beginning and do away with all those degree signs.

Re: Clock optimization

Xeda Elnara 19 Jan 2013 01:54

The only trouble that might cause is changing user modes. He could make a routine to test the current mode settings, then restore it properly at the end of the program, but it would cost more, memory-wise (because he would have to store to an external variable among other things, so at least 10 bytes would be used, more likely 18).

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