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Subject: Re: Factoring of CREATE
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Date: 24 Aug 90 03:51:36 GMT
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MB> Of course, this implies that EACH of those "other words" will need string
MB> versions too, i.e. $: $VARIABLE $CONSTANT $CODE and any other defining
MB> words that are present in one's system.

PDS> I'm not sure that's the right way to factor them. Better would be a word
PDS> that created an anonymous thing ... and a word that names an object:
PDS> : ... ; foo define   3 variable bar define

I agree, your way is better.  I was pointing out the implications of the
$CREATE solution to show its weakness.

The problem with your solution (shall we call it the "PostScript way"?)
is that it's hard to get there from Forth.  It's not hard to implement
nor is it technically flawed; it's just that it would be hard to obtain
consensus on such a scheme within the Forth community.

I think that the QUOTE-TO solution (e.g.  " foo"  ' :  quote-to  )
is the best solution that could have a chance of being widely accepted
in the Forth community.

Mitch