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Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic?

From Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic?
Date 2013-03-01 02:17 -0800
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Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> writes:
> How can a standard possibly make programming less fun?

Per someone named Abigail:[1]

"Programming in Perl 5 is like exploring a large medieval castle,
surrounded by a dark, mysterious forest, with something new and
unexpected around each corner. There are dragons to be conquered,
maidens to be rescued, and holy grails to be quested for. Lots of fun.

"Perl 6 looks like a Louis-XVI castle and garden to me. Straight,
symmetric, and bright. There are wigs to be powdered, minuets to be
danced, all quite boring."

[1] http://www.perl.com/pub/2005/03/03/pugs_interview.html

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Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? gavino_himself <visploveslisp@gmail.com> - 2013-01-08 16:39 -0800
  Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-01-09 01:57 +0100
    Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? gavino_himself <visploveslisp@gmail.com> - 2013-01-08 17:26 -0800
  Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Pablo Hugo Reda <pabloreda@gmail.com> - 2013-01-08 18:27 -0800
  Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Mark Wills <forthfreak@gmail.com> - 2013-01-08 23:19 -0800
  Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? "Ed" <invalid@nospam.com> - 2013-01-11 11:16 +1100
  Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Jason Damisch <jasondamisch@yahoo.com> - 2013-01-10 20:52 -0800
  Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2013-02-28 20:41 +0000
    Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-02-28 14:33 -1000
    Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-03-01 03:33 -0600
      Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-03-01 02:17 -0800
        Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-03-01 04:53 -0600
          Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-03-01 15:31 +0100
            Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Zbiggy <zbigniew2011REMOVE@gmail.REMOVE.com> - 2013-03-01 22:09 +0100
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                Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Zbiggy <zbigniew2011REMOVE@gmail.REMOVE.com> - 2013-03-02 01:02 +0100
                Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? Zbiggy <zbigniew2011REMOVE@gmail.REMOVE.com> - 2013-03-02 01:11 +0100
                Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-03-01 14:23 -1000
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    Re: Has anyone ever done a graphical video game in forth? like might and magic? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2013-03-02 06:41 +0000

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