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From: Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
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Subject: Re: embedded Forth
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I don't recommend using Forth for this project unless you're already
familiar with Forth.  Learning a new language and its techniques at the
same time as trying to get a project out the door is asking for trouble.
Stick with what you know for the project, and try out Forth on the side
in a more exploratory way.  

Learning new stuff from scratch takes a much different mindset (explore,
try things out, go off in different directions) than completing a
project (drill as directly as you can to the desired end result, look in
the manual or web if there's some needed info that you don't know, but
don't waste time learning more than the exact thing that you need).

A good programmer has to be able to work in each of these mindsets, but
trying to be in both at the same time creates a balancing problem.