Once you have created your own procedures you can declare variables that are available for use within the procedure. These are called local variables.

This podcast moves on from using procedures that are provided for you to you creating and using your own procedures.

Functions, like procedures, are sets of actions. The difference between functions and procedures is that functions return a value the caller can use. In this podcast you will see how to call functions, using some of the SwinGame functions to demonstrate function use in a game context.

Procedures are sets of actions that perform a given task. In this podcast you will see how to call procedures, and examine some of the procedures you can use from SwinGame when creating your own computer games.

The first task in learning to program relates to using variables, in this podcast you will see the syntax used to assign values to variables, and then use these variables within your program. You will then use this in SwinGame to play sound effects.

The learn programming series uses Free Pascal and the SwinGame API. This podcast shows you how to install the tools you need to start learning to program games using SwinGame.

This podcast introduces the Learn Programming Series, discussing the format of the podcasts and the podcast topics.