Turing Walkthrough

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Essentials

• The Basics - Introduction to programming, commenting, basic output, variables, and basic input by Cervantes
• If structures - Write code that can make decisions by Cervantes
• Functions and Procedures - Organize your code into sections and call them at will; introduction to recursion by Cervantes
• Loops and For loops - To repeat sections of code over and over by Cervantes
• String Manipulation by Cervantes
• Index - searching through a string by AsianSensation
• Records and Types - Create new, compound data types by AsianSensation
• Arrays - Mass variables by Clayton and Cervantes
• Enumerated Types - Create an indexing system that is readable and understandable by Clayton
• File Input/Output - Reading and writing data from/to text files by Clayton
• Bitwise Operators - Experiment with binary, getting closer to lowlevel programming by Zylum
• Recursion - Subroutines that call themselves can achieve amazing results by Zylum
• Modules - Collections of procedures and functions by Delos
• Pointers - Referencing memory and creating linked lists by lyam_kaskade.
• Classes Part I - Make your own objects by Cervantes
• Classes Part II - Create objects that interact with each other by Cervantes
• Classes Part III - Inheritance and Polymorphism to create a network of objects by Cervantes
• Functional Programming (in Turing!) - Passing and returning anonymous functions by Cervantes

Extras

Graphics

• Basic Graphics - Make your program look nice by Asok
• Fonts and locating put - Make your text look nice by basketball4ever
• View.Set and View.Update - Configuring the run window and eliminating animation flickering by Clayton
• Windows - Managing the window(s) your program run(s) in by Delos
• Pictures - Import your own .bmp's and .jpg's by Hacker Dan
• RGB - Create your own colours as you need them by TheZsterBunny
• Intro to 3D - Project a 3D world onto the 2D computer screen by Windsurfer
• GUI (Graphical User Interface) - Make clickable buttons by Recneps

Advanced Input

• More advanced input - getch, Input.KeyDown, Mouse.Where by DanShadow
• Input.KeyDown - in more detail by Tony
• Mouse.Where - some more detail by Hacker Dan

Other Stuff

• The Dir Module - Traverse and manipulate directories by jamonathin
• The Net Module - Use Turing and the internet together by DanShadow
• Collision Detection - Determine when two objects collide--a necessity for games by richcash
• Whatdotcolour - Another approach to collision detection and other useful things

Credits

Original walkthrough by Cervantes.