List Commands Library for 50g

[John Keith]

(09-07-2017 05:53 AM)DavidM Wrote:  Most of the previous comments I'd been receiving were encouraging the inclusion of "special case" commands such as these. Do you feel that their presence (and the space they take) is more of a liability?

In general, I prefer a small set of flexible, general-purpose commands that can be combined as the user sees fit. However, with interpreted languages like RPL, every command executed takes a significant amount of time. Therefore, I think in the case of User RPL, it is desirable to have a larger set of commands and functions than would be appropriate for a compiled language system.

This could obviously be taken to an absurd level where the user commands take huge amounts of memory and the menu system becomes excessively large and cumbersome. Where to draw the line is a matter for endless discussion... :-)

John