Scratch

I do not think this is pretty unnecessary, as you don't really have any reason to have to delete a variable. Or, at least I haven't needed to. But if you for some reason of had to, there is a work-around for it. Just set the variable to something that won't affect the project. Like "[not used]" or something.

I don't know, I don't know if you have my support or not, yet. Could you tell me how you think this would be useful, because I just can't think of any times this would actually be useful rather than just organization. 

I think Scratch shouldn't have variables made manually.

It'd match JS, python, and most of those other languages to create variables in script.
(var count = 3 or whatever)

Oh wait. But then I forgot that Scratch is drag-and-drop and that won't work out never mind

i would really like this

LS97 wrote:

kayybee wrote:

I think Scratch shouldn't have variables made manually.

It'd match JS, python, and most of those other languages to create variables in script.
(var count = 3 or whatever)

Oh wait. But then I forgot that Scratch is drag-and-drop and that won't work out never mind

It would work if they were typed into a block like this

<[variable]>

Anyway, the problem isn't to have to delete any variables, it's creating them when you want to store something in them. Of course that's what lists are for so I find this totally unnecessary.

But lists make code less understandable and tidy, and longer. Using item 1 of list: things, item 2 of list: things e.t.c. is less easily understandable than named variables such as x vel, y vel, score... I think something like temp variables that are declared at the start of a script like in squeak or script variables like in byob are much better than the current system.

kayybee wrote:

mythbusteranimator wrote:

kayybee wrote:

I think Scratch shouldn't have variables made manually.

It'd match JS, python, and most of those other languages to create variables in script.
(var count = 3 or whatever)

Oh wait. But then I forgot that Scratch is drag-and-drop and that won't work out never mind

So?
What's wrong with script variables, like BYOB does?

No I meant completely removing manually created variables.

You can't delete variables in PHP or JS

Ah, I remember the PHP code now.

But not JS. 

You could use lists for this though. Good Idea anyway.
and here are some improved versions of the main variables you did.

create variable [variable v]
delete variable [variable v]
when variable [variable v] created
when variable [variable v] deleted
<if variable [variable v] is created>
<if variable [variable v] is deleted>

Last edited by topazdragonlord (2013-04-12 12:55:39)

While local script variables à-la BYOB are a good idea, typing variable names in scratch is going to open a new dimension of errors about typos, variables that are not created yet and new scratchers wondering why they cannot access not-yet-initialized variables anymore.