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jacko
Paddy said:Hah! This is the output from a program and I claim my prize.
werty bot has to claim the prize to prove intelligence challange ;-)
werty bot has to claim the prize to prove intelligence challange ;-)
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proteusguy
John you nailed it. I was a big forth fan in the mid-80s but it was
very clear that you either had to spend a lot of money on proprietary
systems or do it ALL yourself. Not having any money I was pleased to be
able to do it all but today, in the age of instant communication and
collaboration, its not a competitive option in any language. Had forth
kicked off the open source community about a decade earlier than the
UNIX folk (in useful terms) I think we'd be living in a much different
world from a computing perspective. Forth is still cool - but only when
its for something I wanna do all by myself...
-- Ben
very clear that you either had to spend a lot of money on proprietary
systems or do it ALL yourself. Not having any money I was pleased to be
able to do it all but today, in the age of instant communication and
collaboration, its not a competitive option in any language. Had forth
kicked off the open source community about a decade earlier than the
UNIX folk (in useful terms) I think we'd be living in a much different
world from a computing perspective. Forth is still cool - but only when
its for something I wanna do all by myself...
-- Ben
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Elizabeth D Rather
John you nailed it. I was a big forth fan in the mid-80s but it was
very clear that you either had to spend a lot of money on proprietary
systems or do it ALL yourself. Not having any money I was pleased to be
able to do it all but today, in the age of instant communication and
collaboration, its not a competitive option in any language. Had forth
kicked off the open source community about a decade earlier than the
UNIX folk (in useful terms) I think we'd be living in a much different
world from a computing perspective. Forth is still cool - but only when
its for something I wanna do all by myself...
Fortunately, modern Forths have quite a lot more functionality than
mid-80's Forths, in terms of application-relevant features, programming
aids, more intelligent compilers, OS (e.g. Windows, Unix) compatibility
and access, etc. You should really have another look!
Cheers,
Elizabeth
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