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Subject: ANS FORTH TECHNICAL COMMITTEE
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Date: 17 Dec 90 00:23:35 GMT
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Message 266       Sat Dec 15, 1990
B.RODRIGUEZ2 [Brad]          at 16:11 EST
 
> [ANS Forth] is one more product for you to sell an otherwise-
 > recalcitrant client.

To be sure; and you can rest assured that I will study ANS Forth and be
prepared to use it when the occasion (i.e. client) demands.

But...in the experiences I've had with recalcitrant clients, I don't think the
existence of an ANS Forth would have swayed the decision. Either they're open
to "screwball" languages -- in which case my natural persuasive talents :-)
have been adequate to sell Forth -- or they're dead set against it, and can
marshal a dozen objections. The most common is, "who can we get to
maintain/extend this software (besides you)?"

And, for those clients that leave the decision up to me, I have yet to be
convinced that ANS Forth is the right recommendation to make.

- Brad
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