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From: cameronjames@snoc01.enet.dec.com (James Cameron)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth
Subject: BASIS15 Positive Comments
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Date: 26 May 91 22:47:41 GMT
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Reply-To: cameronjames@snoc01.enet.dec.com (James Cameron)
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I've now read the BASIS 15 document from cover to cover (much to the detriment of the
washing up and the other things I should be doing like essays and the like...) and I've decided
that I have no negative comments to make.

The standard is quite reasonable, and I will be altering my implementations to adhere to it. 
It has been well thought out and well written.   I particularly like the idea of allowing
CORE words to be supplied in source form only; helps to keep a system small if it is required
to be so.

I found the rationale boxes very illuminating; although it seemed as if they were repeated in
the Annex.  I do hope they'll be included in the final, or at least a set of footnotes or references
to the Annex sections relevant to each word.
--
James Cameron
Digital Equipment Corporation (Australia) P/L
(cameronjames@snoc01.enet.dec.com)