Curiosity...

[Crow]

Originally Posted by LoneAngelIbesu

Besides, there are no excuses. Using with() is all about personal preference. Same about lining up equal signs.

Heh, through I guess

[Kristi]

Originally Posted by LoneAngelIbesu

Same about lining up equal signs.

Preference or not, it is what is generally taught as standard coding practices in computer science.

[LoneAngelIbesu]

Originally Posted by Kristi

Preference or not, it is what is generally taught as standard coding practices in computer science.

I have never taken a computer science class in my life. I'm self-taught.

[Kristi]

Originally Posted by LoneAngelIbesu

I have never taken a computer science class in my life. I'm self-taught.

And it shows in your TERRIBLE coding preferences

[LoneAngelIbesu]

Originally Posted by Kristi

And it shows in your TERRIBLE coding preferences

I like to think of myself as a revolutionist. I got my style from Inverness, no matter how many times he denies it.

[DrakilorP2P]

Originally Posted by Kristi

And it shows in your TERRIBLE coding preferences

I wish I had taken computer science courses so that I could be cool like you and line up my equal signs.

[Dan]

Originally Posted by Kristi

And it shows in your TERRIBLE coding preferences

You're so great

[Inverness]

I don't line up my equal signs either, if you don't like it, sucks to be you.

Originally Posted by LoneAngelIbesu

I like to think of myself as a revolutionist. I got my style from Inverness, no matter how many times he denies it.

You're not something that bothers me enough to deny.

[Tigairius]

I use with() just about as much as I assign a pointer. Some functions on GK don't even work properly unless you use with(), and as many other people said it depends how many values I'm editing at once.

[cbk1994]

Originally Posted by Tigairius

Some functions on GK don't even work properly unless you use with()

GK's functions.

[Inverness]

Using with() on serverside is how you change the calling player.

[xXziroXx]

Originally Posted by Tigairius

it depends how many values I'm editing at once.

Agreed.

[Admins]

It can reduce problems with typing errors (typing the same object name over and over again), it can also make scripts look easier to understand. If you need to write very efficient code then it should probably be avoided (e.g. loops inside with() are not optimized), but that should not happen often.
Making scripts look easier to understand is often more important than you think, because code often needs to be understood by other scripters to be able to fix or improve stuff (or by yourself in the future).

[Cloven]

Originally Posted by Stefan

It can reduce problems with typing errors (typing the same object name over and over again), it can also make scripts look easier to understand. If you need to write very efficient code then it should probably be avoided (e.g. loops inside with() are not optimized), but that should not happen often.
Making scripts look easier to understand is often more important than you think, because code often needs to be understood by other scripters to be able to fix or improve stuff (or by yourself in the future).

In my opinion, the first (and possibly best thing) people can do in general is use practical, logical names for their variables and/or functions as they apply to the npc they're being used in. This makes it 10x easier on any future scripter who may have to edit/debug your work if they can relate easily to the code in front of them.

[WhiteDragon]

Originally Posted by Kristi

Preference or not, it is what is generally taught as standard coding practices in computer science.

Never been taught to me before... and even if you have been taught that it may only be that fact that you had some cracked old professor.