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On Fri, 9 Dec 2016 17:01:44 -0800 (PST)
hughaguilar96@gmail.com wrote:

> Why do you want to write a Forth system in C++ or C or any other
> language?

My take on that is:

1) easier than assembly
2) code is portable
3) code survives longer
4) compiler optimizations
5) foreign function interfaces
6) powerful tool chain
7) more programmers
...


Rod Pemberton