Re: How do you remember the stack?

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"HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> writes:
> You have 7 new words and stack effects to remember.
> How is this brilliant?

I'm certainly not saying this is brilliant.  Maybe the opposite!

Those that are brilliant experienced Forth programmers can probably get
away with writing long complex definitions.  Kudos to them!

But I'm not brilliant.  My short-term memory can't handle that many
items.  Too much stack juggling confuses me.  Writing a metacompiler
took me tree attempts.

So when I'm writing a definition and I'm losing track its internal stack
state, I break it up.  When I can glance at a definition and immediately
see that it's "obviously correct", then I'm happy.

But I'm not advocating this for everyone.  By all means, use whatever
style you're comfortable with.

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How do you remember the stack? laheadle@gmail.com - 2016-02-12 13:57 -0800
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-02-12 14:08 -0800
    Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-16 13:35 +1100
      Re: How do you remember the stack? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 19:28 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? Whammo <sidciavic@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 19:54 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-16 07:28 +0000
        Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-15 22:03 -1000
          Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-16 13:30 +0000
            Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-16 08:20 -1000
              Re: How do you remember the stack? dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2016-02-16 20:48 +0000
              Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-17 15:42 +0000
          Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-18 18:48 +1100
            Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 12:27 -0800
              Re: How do you remember the stack? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 14:53 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 15:18 -0800
              Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-21 13:32 +1100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 20:57 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 07:23 +0200
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2016-02-21 08:54 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-21 22:05 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2016-02-22 16:20 +0100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-02-22 09:47 -0600
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Whammo <sidciavic@gmail.com> - 2016-02-23 16:51 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-28 15:22 +1100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-27 21:30 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-27 21:33 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-27 21:39 -1000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-29 13:47 +1100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-02-28 19:02 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-02-28 22:26 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-02-28 22:37 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-28 19:11 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-02-29 11:55 -0600
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-29 19:30 -1000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-03-02 00:49 +1100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-03-01 13:50 -1000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-03-01 16:49 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-03-01 18:04 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-03-02 02:53 -0600
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-02 09:57 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 03:21 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-02 11:49 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 04:23 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2016-03-02 18:32 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-02 18:41 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2016-03-02 20:36 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-03 07:38 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2016-03-03 09:26 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-03 11:15 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2016-03-03 15:35 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-03-03 15:56 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? stephen@mpeforth.com (Stephen Pelc) - 2016-03-03 17:04 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Whammo <sidciavic@gmail.com> - 2016-03-01 19:29 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-02-28 18:52 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Whammo <sidciavic@gmail.com> - 2016-02-28 13:30 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2016-02-29 07:55 +0100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-29 19:34 -1000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-03-01 20:40 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Unknown <dog@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 05:46 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2016-06-02 08:48 +0200
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-02 00:17 -0700
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Michael Barry <barrym95838@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 19:48 -0700
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-02 20:34 -0700
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-22 19:23 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-25 20:31 +1100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-02-25 07:44 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2016-02-25 20:22 +0100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-28 13:43 +1100
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-27 21:43 -1000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-28 14:53 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-28 15:27 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 02:02 -0700
                Re: How do you remember the stack? JennyB <jennybrien@googlemail.com> - 2016-06-03 05:57 -0700
      Re: How do you remember the stack? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2016-03-01 16:38 +0000
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Chris Curl <ccurl609@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 16:31 -0800
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Whammo <sidciavic@gmail.com> - 2016-02-12 17:31 -0800
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Lars Brinkhoff <lars.spam@nocrew.org> - 2016-02-13 08:03 +0100
  Re: How do you remember the stack? dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2016-02-13 08:06 +0000
    Re: How do you remember the stack? minforth@arcor.de - 2016-02-13 01:50 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? mhx@iae.nl - 2016-02-13 03:22 -0800
        Re: How do you remember the stack? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-02-13 17:09 +0000
      Re: How do you remember the stack? mhx@iae.nl - 2016-02-13 03:39 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? mhx@iae.nl - 2016-02-13 03:42 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-13 11:27 +0000
        Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-13 12:33 +0000
          Re: How do you remember the stack? minforth@arcor.de - 2016-02-15 01:05 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2016-02-14 19:34 +0000
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 06:43 -0800
    Re: How do you remember the stack? minforth@arcor.de - 2016-02-15 01:22 -0800
      Re: How do you remember the stack? dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2016-02-15 09:48 +0000
      Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-15 09:53 +0000
        Re: How do you remember the stack? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-02-15 11:26 +0000
          Re: How do you remember the stack? minforth@arcor.de - 2016-02-15 04:53 -0800
            Re: How do you remember the stack? dunno <dunno@dunno.dunno> - 2016-02-15 17:06 +0000
              Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-16 14:57 +0000
          Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-16 14:14 +0000
      Re: How do you remember the stack? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-02-15 12:31 +0200
      Re: How do you remember the stack? Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-02-18 22:53 +0000
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Doug Hoffman <glidedog@gmail.com> - 2016-02-13 10:51 -0500
  Re: How do you remember the stack? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-02-14 10:18 +1100
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-02-14 04:21 -0600
  Re: How do you remember the stack? Whammo <sidciavic@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 14:36 -0800
    Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-21 16:35 +0000
      Re: How do you remember the stack? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-02-21 18:34 +0000
        Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-22 09:52 +0000
          Re: How do you remember the stack? Albert van der Horst <albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-02-22 13:07 +0000
            Re: How do you remember the stack? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-22 15:41 +0000
              Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-22 08:24 -1000
            Re: How do you remember the stack? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-02-22 08:21 -1000
              Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-22 17:51 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-02-22 18:15 -0800
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-02-29 06:20 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-03-02 20:42 +0000
                Re: How do you remember the stack? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 20:13 +0000
  Re: How do you remember the stack? humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2016-02-22 01:46 -0800

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