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In order to make an +enemy follow and attack the player, or move an NPC back and forth in +front of the item shop, or do both at the same time, a scripting +system is a necessity. Chickadee comes with an asynchronous +programming system in the <code>(chickadee scripting)</code> module. +Lightweight, cooperative threads known as “scripts” allow the +programmer to write asynchronous code as if it were synchronous, and +allow many such “threads” to run concurrently. +</p> +<p>But before we dig deeper into scripts, let’s discuss the simple act +of scheduling tasks. +</p> +<table class="menu" border="0" cellspacing="0"> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Agendas.html#Agendas" accesskey="1">Agendas</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Scheduling tasks. +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Scripts.html#Scripts" accesskey="2">Scripts</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Cooperative multitasking. +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Tweening.html#Tweening" accesskey="3">Tweening</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Animations. +</td></tr> +<tr><td align="left" valign="top">• <a href="Channels.html#Channels" accesskey="4">Channels</a>:</td><td> </td><td align="left" valign="top">Publish data to listeners. +</td></tr> +</table> + + + + +</body> +</html> |