Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth

From	Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth
Date	2016-05-12 16:43 -0700
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murphy.darin@gmail.com writes:
> I know it's probaby very sloppy and wasteful, but just finised reading
> chapter 5 of "Starting forth" and haven't gotten factoring
> (distilling) down yet, but I will improve! Take care now.

You did fine.  That fizzbuzz problem attracts so many solutions not
because it's difficult, but because it has annoying edges that draw
people irresistably to look for ways to smooth them down.

http://dave.fayr.am/posts/2012-10-4-finding-fizzbuzz.html
(not Forth related) expands on that thought.

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fizzbuzz problem in forth murphy.darin@gmail.com - 2016-05-12 16:17 -0700
  Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-12 16:43 -0700
    Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth murphy.darin@gmail.com - 2016-05-12 17:22 -0700
    Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-05-13 12:52 +0000
      Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-16 15:09 -0700
        Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-05-17 13:49 +0000
          Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-17 11:14 -0700
            Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-05-18 12:36 +0000
              Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-20 21:55 -0700
              Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth julian.fondren@endurance.com - 2016-06-20 20:20 -0700
        Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-17 12:26 -0700
    Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-05-15 21:42 +0100
      Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-15 14:41 -0700
        Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-15 15:15 -0700
          Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-15 17:38 -0700
            Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth murphy.darin@gmail.com - 2016-05-15 19:01 -0700
              Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-15 19:51 -0700
                Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth murphy.darin@gmail.com - 2016-05-15 20:48 -0700
                Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-16 07:51 -0700
          Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-25 08:31 +0000
            Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-27 19:06 +0000
    Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 13:19 -0700
      Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-18 17:49 -0700
        Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth humptydumpty <ouatubi@gmail.com> - 2016-05-18 21:17 -0700
          Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-05-19 07:38 -0700
            Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-20 19:24 -0100
              Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 15:03 -0700
        Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Albert van der Horst <albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-05-19 13:07 +0000
          Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-05-19 12:22 -0700
            Re: fizzbuzz problem in forth Albert van der Horst <albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl> - 2016-05-20 23:51 +0000

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