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Subject: Basics of the Forth Language
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Date: 15 Dec 90 02:00:50 GMT
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 Date: 12-10-90 (19:40)              Number: 501 of 514
   To: J.SANFORD1                    Refer#: 420
 From: CHRIS WATERS                    Read: NO
 Subj: Basics Of The Forth Langu     Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE
 Conf: FORTH (58)                 Read Type: GENERAL (+)

 JJ>      The survival of Forth, if I may use the Darwininan metafor,
 JJ>is as the cockroach and small mammals, ubiquitous agility,  the
 JJ>ablity to mutate to fit the conditions.  The power and glory may
 JJ>never be ours. The infinite loop is our constant companion.  Am I
 JJ>loosing it? ...

 Well, maybe a touch, but I like it.  (Though I prefer the comparison
 to small mammals, rather than the cockroach.  Perhaps Fortran might be
 better compared to the cockroach.  It's been around since the dawn of
 time, and nothing will ever kill it.)  ;-)

 I agree with your point that Forth is not necessarily the easiest
 language to learn, but truly useful tools are not always those that
 are easy to learn.
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