Soup-to-Nuts: Phonebook Module (Part 4)

Here is the final part to this module: wrapping it up and making it easy to use. SIMPL Windows is a powerful tool because it easily abstracts away a lot of details about how things happen. The way our phonebook works under the hood will be a detail we needn't worry about, it will just … Continue reading Soup-to-Nuts: Phonebook Module (Part 4) →

SIMPL+ Best Practice

I just finished watching the videos posted of Toine lecturing at Crestron Masters 2017. Sadly, this was a session I really wanted to sit in, but the space was reserved for veteran programmers (and this was my first time attending Masters). He has many good points about how SIMPL+ has many bottlenecks to understand and … Continue reading SIMPL+ Best Practice →

SIMPL+ Tips and Tricks

I've spent the last week or so diving into Crestron SIMPL+ and have been reminded what a quirky language it is. Here are some of the concepts I've been bitten by. No Forward References In somewhat of a throwback to the days of Turbo Pascal, SIMPL+ doesn't allow you to reference a function or variable … Continue reading SIMPL+ Tips and Tricks →