11-04-2022, 11:59 PM
If the function doesn't have to do a really expensive calculation, then calling it in a 64-bit operating system wouldn't be as pensive as doing it under MS-DOS. Try checking out one of the last "Steve mods" for QB64 v0.954 SDL, with its impressive building on "CONST". I only wanted to go as far as:
Also be glad we don't have to go even further decorating constants like must be done in C, because the C compiler could generate silly warnings because the programmer didn't type-cast something or didn't put "UL" or alike at the end of a number phrase.
Another thing is the mind-boggling C++ code that QB64PE generates only to initialize some variable. It does not rely on the preprocessor for anything, not even for something declared "CONST" in BASIC code.
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CONST QU$ = CHR$(34)
CONST PIE = ATN(1) * 4
CONST DEADBEEF2 = &HDEADBEEFDEADBEEFAlso be glad we don't have to go even further decorating constants like must be done in C, because the C compiler could generate silly warnings because the programmer didn't type-cast something or didn't put "UL" or alike at the end of a number phrase.
Another thing is the mind-boggling C++ code that QB64PE generates only to initialize some variable. It does not rely on the preprocessor for anything, not even for something declared "CONST" in BASIC code.