ZX Spectrum BASIC. Numbers could only be 8 digits, needed more for a Spacemaster...

		alasdairking on Dec 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What's your "it's not stupid if it works" ... ZX Spectrum BASIC. Numbers could only be 8 digits, needed more for a Spacemaster RPG ship designer program I wrote for my friends. Came up with storing values as strings and splitting/manipulating them as numbers when required. About fifteen years old. Probably the smartest thing I have ever written, grin.

Hey, sounds like most of my Advent of Code solutions :)