Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project?

From	"Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project?
Date	2013-07-03 05:18 -0400
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"Andrew Haley" <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> wrote in message
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> hughaguilar96@yahoo.com wrote:
> > On Tuesday, July 2, 2013 1:41:58 AM UTC-7, Andrew Haley wrote:
> >> hughaguilar96@yahoo.com wrote:

> > In CAMForth that I'm writing, I have almost 500 primitives
> > already, and I'll likely have about 1000 when I'm done.
>
> This sounds like the most badly-designed Forth I've ever heard
> of.  If you're going to such lengths it makes no sense to have
> so many primitives.  Just optimize.
>

My guesses:

1) He has no optimizer.  So, he'd have to code the optimizer.
2) Since he's likely coding this in assembly, *everything* becomes
a primitive...
3) It's entirely possible it's STC without the threading, i.e.,
straight assembly.


Rod Pemberton

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Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2013-06-16 23:17 -0700
  Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-17 14:19 +0200
    Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2013-06-17 16:04 -0700
    Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2013-06-17 16:15 -0700
      Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-18 00:01 -0400
        Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-19 15:33 +0200
          Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-19 17:25 -0400
            Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2013-06-19 17:00 -0700
              Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-20 18:35 -0400
          Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Hugh Aguilar <hughaguilar96@yahoo.com> - 2013-06-19 17:38 -0700
            Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-20 12:51 +0200
              Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-06-20 15:28 +0000
              Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-20 18:39 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-21 14:50 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-22 18:56 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2013-06-23 02:35 +0000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-22 20:48 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-23 14:49 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-26 18:08 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-27 16:32 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-30 10:10 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-30 15:18 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-30 16:01 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-30 20:22 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-06-30 21:22 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-30 15:52 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-07-01 02:02 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-06-30 19:25 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-07-01 02:34 -0500
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-07-01 16:26 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-07-01 23:08 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-07-01 18:10 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-07-01 12:35 -1000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-07-01 18:42 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-07-01 13:03 -1000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-07-02 07:20 +0000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-07-02 07:38 -1000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-07-02 07:24 +0000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-07-02 13:02 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-02 05:58 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-07-02 03:34 -0500
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-07-01 20:01 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2013-07-02 04:43 +0000
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-07-02 03:41 -0500
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-02 06:09 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-07-02 13:51 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? daveyrotten <danw8804@gmail.com> - 2013-07-02 14:37 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? daveyrotten <danw8804@gmail.com> - 2013-07-02 14:56 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-07-03 00:30 +0200
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-07-03 02:19 -0500
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-03 05:18 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-07-03 18:10 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-03 05:30 -0400
                Static superinstructions(was: OT (slightly) What is the "best" ...) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-07-03 14:33 +0000
                Re: Static superinstructions(was: OT (slightly) What is the "best" ...) Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-07-04 00:41 +0200
                Re: Static superinstructions(was: OT (slightly) What is the "best" ...) "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-07 11:32 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-07-03 18:31 -0700
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-07 11:28 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-07-02 16:44 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-02 05:56 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-07-02 05:58 -0500
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_have@notemailnotq.cpm> - 2013-07-03 05:57 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-07-03 06:43 -0500
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-30 20:29 -0400
                Re: OT (slightly) What is the "best" processor for a new project? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2013-06-27 10:58 -0400

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