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Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News

From Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News
Date 2016-03-05 20:32 -0500
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On Fri, 4 Mar 2016 19:06:57 -0800 (PST)
hughaguilar96@gmail.com wrote:

> It makes sense to write a Forth compiler in C if the goal is to use
> Forth as a scripting-language front-end for a C program --- the same
> goal that Lua was intended to satisfy --- actually, I think that Lua
> is a better choice for a scripting language than Forth, but it is
> realistic to use Forth (FICL had this goal).
> 
> Unfortunately, this is almost never the goal that people have when
> they write a Forth compiler in C. These goals are much more common:

...

> 1.) They are C enthusiasts and they want to "prove" that C is the
> "god language" and that Forth is a toy language (Rod Pemberton).

This is a distortion of what I said.  C is the "god language".
There is no need to prove it.  All modern languages are derived
from it and all languages have been implemented using it.  I don't
ever recall specifically using the words "toy language" to
describe Forth, although I might have since Forth is so limited
in many ways as compared to C.

> 3.) They simply don't know assembly-language,

Well, this definitely doesn't apply to me, as a I know a couple.
So, how do you rationalize this statement with that in 1) ?

> By far, #1 above is the most common reason why people write
> a Forth compiler in C.

I disagree.

I think the most common reason why people write a Forth in C,
be it a compiler or interpreter, is because C was very popular,
widely implemented, and portable.  Assembly isn't portable.
Forth code is portable, but requires the availability of a
Forth compiler or interpreter, which aren't widely available.


Rod Pemberton

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OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-03-03 16:24 -0800
  Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 21:06 -0800
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 07:18 +0200
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-03-03 21:33 -0800
      Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-04 17:52 +0000
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-04 12:32 +0000
      Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-04 18:20 +0000
        Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-05 02:23 +0000
          Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-03-04 19:06 -0800
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-05 20:32 -0500
          Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-06 11:28 +0000
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-06 18:02 +0000
              Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-06 23:55 +0000
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-03-06 14:48 -0800
              Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-03-07 03:36 -0800
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-07 19:19 -0500
              Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 17:40 +0000
        Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-05 03:35 -0600
          Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-05 13:37 +0000
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-05 15:42 -0600
              Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-06 00:50 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-05 20:33 -0500
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-06 02:01 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-06 11:57 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-07 07:35 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-07 12:40 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-07 19:20 -0500
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-08 00:49 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-06 02:20 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-07 00:35 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-07 02:53 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-07 16:07 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-08 05:17 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-08 22:01 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-09 03:14 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-09 11:17 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-09 23:58 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-10 04:45 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-10 11:39 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-10 13:29 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 16:02 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-10 08:22 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 15:49 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-12 13:35 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-10 21:58 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-11 06:11 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-12 00:05 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-12 04:23 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 12:05 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-12 08:36 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 16:57 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-12 13:44 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 14:29 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-03-11 15:02 -1000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 16:20 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-12 13:53 -0600
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-06 13:02 +0000
          Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-06 11:52 +0000
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-06 12:42 -0600
              Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-06 13:12 -0600
  Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 07:20 +0200
  Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-04 17:37 +0000
  Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-03-04 11:23 -0800
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-09 03:24 -0600
  Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-04 21:01 -0500
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-05 13:51 +0000
      Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-05 19:43 -0500
        Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-06 01:45 +0000
          Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-07 19:19 -0500
            Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-12 17:24 +0000
              Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-13 12:27 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-03-13 13:50 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-13 19:52 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-03-13 16:08 -0400
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-13 13:40 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-14 00:41 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-13 18:23 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-14 02:59 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-13 20:29 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-14 22:44 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-14 16:23 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-03-14 23:55 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-14 17:19 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-14 19:26 -0500
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-15 00:48 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-14 22:30 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-15 07:23 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-15 10:09 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Keith Thompson <kst-u@mib.org> - 2016-03-15 08:56 -0700
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-15 19:33 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-17 09:46 +0100
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-03-17 09:37 -0400
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-17 18:40 +0100
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-03-17 13:53 -0400
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News invalid <address@is.invalid> - 2016-03-17 18:00 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rosario19 <Ros@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-17 18:37 +0100
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-03-18 14:36 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-03-14 09:17 +0100
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-14 22:56 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Robert Wessel <robertwessel2@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-14 20:00 -0500
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2016-03-15 11:22 +0100
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News raltbos@xs4all.nl (Richard Bos) - 2016-03-14 22:38 +0000
                Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Randy Howard <rhoward.mx@EverybodyUsesIt.com> - 2016-03-14 01:40 -0500
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-06 11:00 +0000
      Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfre.cmm> - 2016-03-07 19:19 -0500
        Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-08 01:02 +0000
  Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News Julian Fondren <ayrnieu@gmail.com> - 2016-03-14 07:29 -0700
    Re: OT: One of Anton's papers makes Hacker News anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-18 17:45 +0000

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