Best practices when writing scratch code

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• Avoid using scratch comments.

• Find appropriate variable names.
• Avoid using temporary variables, it will create conflicts at some points although they can be useful for reducing the amount of variables.
• Use functions instead of spaghetti code (but don’t overuse).
• Use functions with “Run without screen refresh” when possible, instead of using turbo mode (except when the function has a very large loop).

• Don’t use clones for resource-intensive computation. In 3D programming we will almost never use them.
• Try to avoid most built-in scratch functions. You should really be working with variables, lists and operators exclusively.
• Use local variables when you can instead of global ones.

• Clean and organize your code. Be careful with the clean up blocks function, as it can move blocks to places which may not be ideal for some
• Don’t use one big sprite for all your code, it will slow down your project when in editor [i’m devastated - bozzle] [same - jfs22] [heartbraking - spog] [died of sad - derpy] [literally crying rn - spinning]