Now—an advanced BASIC programming guide for experienced Commodore users! This professional-level text shows you how serious software programs are written .... how to read and use them... . how to know a good program when you see one... and how to gain knowledge through writing programs yourself. Covers techniques for the organization, design, development, and marketing of advanced BASIC software—comprehensively citing underlying principles and example programs along the way to give you a practical as well as theoretical approach to learning on your Commodore.

In this book you will find complete, concise sections on:

• the principles of BASIC
• interoperability
• writing for the user
• the mechanics of a program
• bits, bytes, characters, and numbers
• coding tricks
• using files
• SUPERLIST
• pursuing a project from the first customer call to a finished system