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Re: Make double numbers notation more strict

Date 2026-08-25 11:10 +1000
Subject Re: Make double numbers notation more strict
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
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From dxf <dxforth@gmail.com>
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On 24/08/2026 9:36 pm, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:
> What does the Forth community think of the following:
> 
> Now double numbers have to end with a '.' (c-notation).
> Double precision numbers loose significance in the 64 bit era.
> Time to de-emphasize this.
> ...

Moore said that about 32-bit (and double operators) back in '89 and
still folks are finding uses.  Getting rid of doubles/input just to
support floating-point which isn't even forth's niche (RPN and all that)
... seems so wrong.

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Make double numbers notation more strict albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-24 13:36 +0200
  Re: Make double numbers notation more strict anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-24 14:44 +0000
  Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Stephen Pelc <stephen@vfxforth.com> - 2026-08-24 16:57 +0000
  Re: Make double numbers notation more strict dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-25 11:10 +1000
    Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2026-08-24 18:25 -0700
      Re: Make double numbers notation more strict dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-25 14:44 +1000
    Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-24 20:51 -0500
      Re: Make double numbers notation more strict dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-25 14:17 +1000
        Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-25 05:51 -0500
          Re: Make double numbers notation more strict dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-25 21:20 +1000
            Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Krishna Myneni <krishna.myneni@ccreweb.org> - 2026-08-25 10:41 -0500
              Re: Make double numbers notation more strict dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 13:51 +1000
          Re: Make double numbers notation more strict albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-26 11:54 +0200
            Re: Make double numbers notation more strict albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-26 12:00 +0200
              Re: Make double numbers notation more strict antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2026-08-26 14:39 +0000
                Re: Make double numbers notation more strict anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-26 15:28 +0000
                Re: Make double numbers notation more strict peter <peter.noreply@tin.it> - 2026-08-26 18:42 +0200
                Re: Make double numbers notation more strict anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2026-08-26 17:04 +0000
                Re: Make double numbers notation more strict albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-27 12:43 +0200
        Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 09:12 +0200
    Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 09:15 +0200
  Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 09:09 +0200
    Re: Make double numbers notation more strict albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl - 2026-08-26 12:22 +0200
      Re: Make double numbers notation more strict Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2026-08-26 19:40 +0200

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