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Darin Murphy <murphy.darin@gmail.com> writes:
> Once I am finished studying Forth and Assembly again, I'll have all
> the tools i'll ever need developing software period. 

Understanding Forth and Assembly will make anyone a better programmer,
but unless your development goals are very limited, you probably ought
to take a wider view.  As one of the Bards once sung, programming in
assembler is "kinda like construction work, with a toothpick for a
tool".