Silly things we used to do?

[Ñuño Martínez]

You're right.

Also it should be "fVw / fVh" because is width and height to calculate the OpenGL viewport relation.

Anyway the result was that graphics were a a bit deformed.

[pitfiend]

The worst thing I did, was try to convert a visual basic app to delphi. It was a totaly mess and a big waste of time. What I learn? never again convert someone else code, specially if it comes from visual basic. It's better to build new things with new approaches. No matter how well writen the original code is, in the end it's always a different way to see and do things, and an incompatible programming philosophy, it's bad if you have only code and zero documentation. I had to refuse the job, but instead I accepted it.

[User137]

I would take that challenge But surely there are may coding differences between Pascal and Basic language, that force you to plan some things differently.

[Super Vegeta]

http://govnokod.ru/pascal
Prepare your facepalm cannon.

[FelipeFS]

FVar : Booelan;

if FVar = True then
begin
  ...
end;

Actually I like doing that!!! I think it is more readable than:

if FVar then
begin
  ...
end;

[User137]

Not that i have ever done this, but i can imagine the above code would be about same as this

if (a = b) = True then
begin
  ...
end;

Let's hope the compilers know how to optimize the extra comparison out of executable.

[pitfiend]

Not that i have ever done this, but i can imagine the above code would be about same as this

if (a = b) = True then
begin
  ...
end;

Let's hope the compilers know how to optimize the extra comparison out of executable.

As far as I know, Delphi has a shortcut evaluator for booleans. But this is going to push it to the limits

[pstudio]

As far as I know, Delphi has a shortcut evaluator for booleans. But this is going to push it to the limits

I can't see why a compiler should have a hard time optimizing the code. It seems to me, it would be simple to add a rule saying something like:

if our code says
   boolean = True
then replace the code with
   boolean

This should be quite easy when you've made a syntax tree.

[pitfiend]

I can't see why a compiler should have a hard time optimizing the code. It seems to me, it would be simple to add a rule saying something like:

if our code says
   boolean = True
then replace the code with
   boolean

This should be quite easy when you've made a syntax tree.

I misspelled my statement, I wanted to mean: this is pushing the limits of stupidity. Didn't want to sound rude or politicaly incorrect.

[pstudio]

Ah ok, then I misunderstood you