Yes, BASIC is the only programming I have ever done. All I can really remember was PRINT, GOTO, and a variety of line numbers. I'm trying to write a text adventure (Don't look at me like that, Perl is a general purpose language!).
I actually think Perl is perfect for this...
I'm getting tired of writing large chunks of code that I reuse the basic structure of and wouldn't mind an easier solution. I'll go look up subroutines, allthough GOTO does just fine for me.
Subroutines will make your life *much* easier, once you understand them. They make the control flow obvious (go to the subroutine, come back when done), and allow you to do things like return values.
Not to mention that they are shorter to type...
Daniel T. Staal
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