Editing tip

I like the immediate interactivity with MicroBlocks. However, with extensive code revisions, I find it useful to disconnect the board (not physically, but using the 'disconnect' button at the top right of the menu - the icon that looks like a USB plug) when making these changes, and then reconnecting when they are done. The editing is a lot faster, and less choppy when the board is disconnected. Otherwise, you are competing with the constantly changing feedback from the board. Also, the code blocks do not have to be all connected together in one 'chain'. You can have several 'when ...' beginning control blocks on the same page, not connected, and they all function properly, and interactively with the editing screen as long as the board is connected. This is another reason to disconect the board when editing - to prevent unintended consequences when the blocks are being rearranged. With the interactivity feature, it will do exactly what you tell it to, when you tell it to do it, even though you do not want it do do it yet.