Optimize Your 8XP Programs

Powerpack automatically optimizes your 8XP programs during processing, by removing unnecessary characters. Why?

• Keeps the file size small — essential for squeezing programs into the limited RAM space on the calculator

• Keeps the programs running fast — smaller programs typically run faster

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Here are the optimizations that Powerpack does:

• Removes comments and whitespace (spaces, tabs, extra line returns) — explained in detail here

• Removes all closing brackets, braces, and quotes, which are not necessary. For example:

  123*(456+7)→X
  {1,2,3}→⌊Y
  "Hello"→Str1

  Will become:

  123*(456+7→X
  {1,2,3→Y
  "Hello→Str1

• Removes the list character (⌊) in situations where it’s optional

• Replaces statements like X=0 with not(X when they appear at the end of a line — they mean the same thing, but 1 byte less

• Removes line returns following DelVar statements, which are not necessary