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Subject: What's WRONG with Forth?
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Date: 14 Apr 91 15:55:33 GMT
Organization: (n.) to be organized.  But that's not important right now.
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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 90        Sat Apr 13, 1991
F.SERGEANT [Frank]           at 13:09 CDT
 
 Forth is sometimes critized for its lack of data typing.  Without  refering
to Forth specifically, an article in the Apr/May '91 issue of  PC Techniques
points out the seriousness of this problem.
 .
 The article *Typing Your Data* by Gary W. Sims starts off saying "Have  you
ever heard a spreadsheet played through a digital stereo? As crazy  as this
might seem it could happen to you if your data is not properly  typed."
 .
 This is a danger I had not previously considered, but, obviously, the  risk
is so great that I dare not continue to use Forth.  I am  immediately
switching to Ada and suggest you do the same before it is  too late.
 .
 -- Frank
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