[TIB] Re: A TI-83 research question

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Subject: [TIB] Re: A TI-83 research question
From: Jonas Jacobsson <jonas@cytech.nu>
Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2002 21:20:58 +0200
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CJ Wallace wrote:
>>  (1)  While loops as opposed to Repeat loops.
>>         I've heard that Repeats are faster, I think,
>>         but is this empirically true?
> 
> 
> I'd heard that repeat loops were faster as well, but I've never really 
> investigated the issue. I think it's all really a matter of what you're 
> more used to using when it comes to a choice between the two, as I don't 
> believe that the speed difference is all that noticeable.

I wrote two simple programs to test this.

0->I
While I<1000
I+1->I
End

and

0->I
Repeat I=1000
I+1->I
End

Both programs took 18 seconds to execute. So if it's not
a very fast game, I guess it shouldn't make any difference?

/jonas

References:

[TIB] A TI-83 research question

From: "Arthur J. O'Dwyer" <ajo@andrew.cmu.edu>

[TIB] Re: A TI-83 research question

From: CJ Wallace <WCylan@gmx.net>