Scratch

Oh ok. I guess I might break my script into smaller pieces. But will the speed be improved in Scratch 2.0?

You can break your script up both permanently, or if necessary just temporarily while editing to speed up editing. It gets tiring BUT it is amazing inspiration to optimize your script, lol. The more you break it up, the more you find ways to split routines up among sprites, the stage script, etc. Of course, you are getting more parallel in your programing so you need to make sure you use a rigid trigger system with variables to ensure that the program loop repeats correctly.

I love it though cause Archmage pointed out how redundant my script was in my Pacman project and he is right! Part of my problem is I am still so new to a lot of these routines that I plan on getting them working first, then optimizing them later. Another thing is that the vast majority of my projects are just mini projects designed to demo some game-related script, so I am planning on prettying them up later. I am also worried that too much optimizing will make it harder for newer Scratchers to figure out whatever routine I am demoing.