Author ... Hugh Aguilar Problem ... There is no good way to construct colon words from within other colon words. We can compile the code okay, but we can't...
... I really think you should take Stephen's advice and look at other Forth systems before you propose something. Gforth e.g. already has a solution to your...
... I think that his approach here is ok. An RfD is a request for *discussion* after all. So if there are other solutions to the problem, they will hopefully...
Anton Ertl
anton@...
Jul 5, 2009 12:16 pm
________________________________ From: Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@...> To: forth200x@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, July 5, 2009 5:12:10 AM Subject: Re:...
... I don't think either is particularly difficult to explain, though I doubt novices would be using them, since they are both advanced concepts which IMO...
As for whether words such as HEADER and NEXTNAME are "advanced" and appropriate for novices, or not, I would say that the question is moot because Forth...
... Yeah, right. Over the weekend one can not only read the text, but also memorize over 400 words with their definitions and stack effects. All without...
It already is popular. UR/Forth has its HEADER, Gforth has its NEXTNAME, etc., etc.. As I said earlier, it is likely that every Forth system has provided some...
... Sure, every Forth has lower-level factors of the primary defining words, but they differ from one implementation to another, and since those of us who...
... Sounds like you should start a business so you can get more wider exposure for your ideas. I found that my ideas about business, and pretty much everything...
Mitch Bradley
wmb@...
Jul 9, 2009 1:47 pm
Putting me in charge of anything is a scary thought --- not just for me, but for the rest of the world too. ;-) Seriously, if I were to start my own business,...
... I would have said put them in a buffer and EVALUATE them would be better, though it's still kind of kludgy. ... It's trival to use GET-CURRENT if the word...
... I'm not clear quite what the problem here is. When do you want to get the name? If you want to get the name when the word executes, then why not put the...
... The factoring of HEADER is actually more complex. In practise, as per FIG-Forth, you need doCreate, doColon and friends as well. With modern CPUs and...
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