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== Speeding up BASIC programs ==
To speed up BASIC programs following rules could help:
: - Avoid loops or a branching program structure if possible. Internally the operating system searches for the right line number always from the beginning of the program 'listing'. Often recurring subroutines (if necessary) should be at the beginning of RAM to speed up things.
: - Avoid the index variable after the <code>NEXT</code> command/statement (although it isn't a good program style)
: - Avoid spaces inside program code or remarks
: - Put lots of statements as possible in ONE line
: - Use variables instead of constants. A constand has always to be converted in a binary/ditial format. A variable is already converted.
: - Dimensioning at the beginning of the program
== Structure of a BASIC program ==