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Subject: BASIS Feedback
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Date: 15 Feb 90 01:37:57 GMT
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 Date: 02-13-90 (08:44)              Number: 365
   To: IAN GREEN                     Refer#: 328
 From: RAY DUNCAN                      Read: NO
 Subj: LANGUAGE OF ANS FORTH         Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 The BNF for Forth is actually of very little value in understanding how
 the language works.  The power of constructs like CREATE...DOES> is
 nearly impossible to capture & convey in BNF.  BNF is best for strongly
 typed, heavily syntax languages like Pascal, but offers very little in
 extensible languages like LISP and FORTH.

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