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| Date | 2015-04-27 13:29 -1000 |
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| From | "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> |
| Organization | FORTH, Inc. |
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: Less Is Moore |
| References | <f5ce5d72-b1eb-4847-be7b-10152363488a@googlegroups.com> <mhm5or$v79$1@dont-email.me> |
| Message-ID | <2eydnYXdrqzzW6PInZ2dnUU7-WWdnZ2d@supernews.com> (permalink) |
On 4/27/15 10:22 AM, Alex McDonald wrote: > on 27/04/2015 21:10:04, Steve Graham wrote: >> https://samgentle.com/posts/2015-04-26-less-is-moore >> >> The author posits that Forth is minimalistic because it originated in >> a resource-constrained era and asks if it is still relevant? >> >> What other strengths of Forth do you appreciate other than the ability >> to operate in systems with relatively constrained resources? >> >> Steve >> > > Dealing with the "relatively constrained resources" dismissal first: > > "Forth from a time when computers were slower and less forgiving. I don't > think this is a coincidence. Constrained environments require efficiency > and elegance in design... Communicating this text on a system probably > 10+ layers removed from the bare metal, it's hard to argue that you don't > get a lot done by just embracing all of the frameworks and platforms, > efficiency be damned. I think this is a significant factor that makes > Moore, like Forth, a fairly fringe player in the programming language > scene." > > Moore might be fringe, but Forth not so, and resource constrained > Internet of Things is the brave new world. The things can be very small > and very constrained indeed. Apple Watch. Nest. My coffee pot. > Yes. Particularly in fields where volumes of devices are extremely high, there's a lot of pressure to keep costs down. Even though "memory's cheap" (a cry we've been hearing for at least 30 years), there's always pressure on a product to do more, be smarter, store more data, etc. Any technology that facilitates this has a place today, as ever. The challenge is to get the facts out for entrepreneurs to take advantage of! Cheers, Elizabeth -- ================================================== Elizabeth D. Rather (US & Canada) 800-55-FORTH FORTH Inc. +1 310.999.6784 5959 West Century Blvd. Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90045 http://www.forth.com "Forth-based products and Services for real-time applications since 1973." ==================================================
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Less Is Moore Steve Graham <solitary.wanderer52@gmail.com> - 2015-04-27 13:10 -0700
Re: Less Is Moore "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2015-04-27 21:22 +0100
Re: Less Is Moore "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-04-27 13:29 -1000
Re: Less Is Moore Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2015-04-28 01:12 -0700
Re: Less Is Moore "Rod Pemberton" <bork@lllljunkqwer.cpm> - 2015-04-27 18:37 -0400
Re: Less Is Moore "Rod Pemberton" <bork@lllljunkqwer.cpm> - 2015-04-27 18:39 -0400
Re: Less Is Moore "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-04-27 13:26 -1000
Re: Less Is Moore "Rod Pemberton" <bork@lllljunkqwer.cpm> - 2015-04-27 20:11 -0400
Re: Less Is Moore "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2015-04-27 17:59 -1000
Re: Less Is Moore "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2015-05-01 13:39 +1000
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