Process Trouble

[jr.ranger.33]

I'v created a snake game which uses the process command to draw the snake, and for some reason the snake goes faster and faster the longer the program runs. Is this just a side effect to using the process command or is more likely that it is something else in my source creating this problem?

[ericfourfour]

I figured out what was wrong just by reading the first 10 words (not including the title). You are using processes!

I still wonder how people figure out how to use processes when there is more information and tutorials on procedures and functions.

You should avoid processes at all costs. If you want to do more than one thing at a time simple have more than one variable and more than one action in a single main loop.

eg.

code:

loop      update snake variables      update obstacle variables      draw snake      draw obsticles end loop

Never use processes. Turing has a bad implementation of processes and I'm sure more people can tell you more about why you shouldn't use them.

By the way, this should be in Turing Help. Not Turing Source Code.

[[Gandalf]]

jr.ranger.33 wrote:

Is this just a side effect to using the process command or is more likely that it is something else in my source creating this problem?

Yes, most likely. Processes eliminate almost any possibility of controlling the execution speed of your program.