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From: mhx@iae.nl (Marcel Hendrix)
Subject: Re: Programming Style
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albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) writes Re: Programming Style
[..]
> That is interesting. I remember seeing the CATCH code of tForth and there
> was a lot going on with regards closing files etc. In lina I don't do anything
> like that, I just close a file before I start interpreting it.
[..]

At work, I eoutinely INCLUDE 200 MB text files (yes, in Forth). 
With your scheme I would lose 200 MB ALLOCATEd or ALLOTted memory 
at each error before a reboot. I hate rebooting.

-marcel