Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!mcsun!ukc!tcdcs!csvax1.cs.tcd.ie!swift.cs.tcd.ie!vax1.tcd.ie!trolfs From: trolfs@vax1.tcd.ie (Thomas Rolfs) Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Re: Forth, Creativity, Snobbishness, and the Future Message-ID: <4643@vax1.tcd.ie> Date: 10 Jan 90 15:14:30 GMT References: <6047@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> Organization: Computer Laboratory, Trinity College Dublin Lines: 17 In article <6047@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>, dunn@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (John Dunn) writes: > > Regarding a standard environment: Why is this desirable for Forth? > Portability, yes. And even here I wonder if the tradeoffs are worth > the price. A good extensive standard wouldn't be much use to an experienced Forth programmer. However, it would be very useful for people who want to break into Forth for the first time. A standard, which supported features that are taken for granted in other languages, would make Forth much more attractive to others. -- Thomas Rolfs mail: 33 Beechwood Lawn, Dun Laoghaire, Eire. // E-mail:TROLFS[Thomas Rolfs On-Line Forth Server - "OLIS"]@vax1.tcd.ie \\//+IV -----------------------------------------------------------------------\X---- "Elvis is my copilot." -- Cal Keegan