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From: dwp@willett.UUCP (Doug Philips)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: Re: ANS Forth - the light at the end of the tunnel
Message-ID: <1074.UUL1.3#5129@willett.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jun 90 22:30:47 GMT
References: <9006012332.AA21405@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
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In <9006012332.AA21405@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, wmb@MITCH.ENG.SUN.COM (Mitch Bradley) writes:

> Seriously, I am quite pleased at the current state of affairs.
> 
> All of the "stupid quibbles", like "NOT" and "/", have been resolved in
> a workable fashion . . . Important and *necessary* extension packages
> are defined . . . Usage restrictions on standard words have been
> articulated . . .  All in all, I think ANS Forth, as it stands RIGHT
> NOW (Basis 12), is a GOOD THING.  I'm going to vote for it. . . .
> The result is a language that I will be happy to use.

Ok, but how widespread is that feeling?

How many issues are left on the table, what kinds of issues are they
and how many issues are already known to be pending? 

-Doug

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