# Quick question

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question/292490>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 14, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question/292490 "2009-07-14T20:21:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![JTurner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b38774/32.png) [@JTurner](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/JTurner)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2009, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/quick-question/292490/1 "2009-07-14T20:21:28Z")

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hy

when you are writing code, is it better to keep all of the main code within the movieclip e.g. in the first keyframe, or is it better to have it outside the movieclip and on the stage?

thanks 🙂