Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)?

From	"Ed" <invalid@invalid.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)?
Date	2013-12-28 11:08 +1100
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Albert van der Horst wrote:
> ...
> Suppose &A replaces CHAR A and [CHAR] A .
>
> 1. I think it makes no sense to have two different denotations
>    depending on compilation state
>    for characters that are clearly all time constants
> 2. The idea of & as a prefix word is sooooooooooo simple.
> 3. You really want &A as a constant, not as something that is calculated,
>  and absolutely not as something that is calculated from parsing the
>  input stream in two different ways.
>
> Really, if there is one thing I'd agree with in the 20xx proposal is
> that CHAR and [CHAR] have to go.
> ...

There are things which epitomize Forth and have existed for a very long time.
CHAR and [CHAR] are examples.  The names were changed but not the principles
underlying them.  Their brilliance (and the 'Forth Way') is that they could be
defined from existing words.  Are they broken, hard to use, or lack functionality
that Forth should replace them?  Not that I'm aware.

I have no issue with someone wishing to implement something different for
themselves for whatever reason.  They do so at their own risk and it affects
no-one but themselves.  That's not the case with 20xx, or for that matter, Forth-94.

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What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-17 23:56 -0800
  Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-12-18 01:14 -0800
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Mark Wills <markrobertwills@yahoo.co.uk> - 2013-12-18 01:34 -0800
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 02:33 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2013-12-18 14:36 +0100
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 06:24 -0800
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Coos Haak <chforth@hccnet.nl> - 2013-12-19 02:54 +0100
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 22:12 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-12-18 05:43 -0800
  Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-12-18 11:21 +0000
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 04:31 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Ilya Tarasov <ilya74.tarasov@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 04:49 -0800
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 05:12 -0800
  Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-12-18 08:26 -1000
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-18 11:03 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:21 -0800
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 11:19 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2013-12-18 10:08 -1000
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-12-18 21:58 +0100
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-19 14:15 +1100
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-19 13:32 +0000
              Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-20 21:07 +1100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-20 12:35 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-20 13:02 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-22 14:19 +1100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-22 10:15 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-24 12:30 +1100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-12-24 16:48 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-28 11:08 +1100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-12-28 11:40 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-26 18:03 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-26 10:34 -0800
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-27 15:53 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-28 17:26 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-28 17:53 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-28 18:21 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-29 14:49 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-29 20:45 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-30 17:08 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-30 20:00 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-12-28 18:04 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-28 18:47 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-28 19:12 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Ed" <invalid@invalid.com> - 2013-12-28 11:09 +1100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-28 13:45 +0000
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Elizabeth D Rather <erather@forth.com> - 2013-12-18 19:04 -1000
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-19 09:25 +0000
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-19 05:00 -0800
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-18 23:41 -0800
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 01:00 -0800
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 02:47 -0800
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-19 11:23 +0000
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 03:52 -0800
  Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-19 15:58 +0000
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-19 10:05 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-19 20:07 +0000
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-19 12:33 -0800
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-19 20:33 +0000
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2013-12-19 20:52 +0000
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-19 18:52 -0800
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-12-28 12:52 -0600
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-28 11:47 -0800
              Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-12-29 07:39 -0600
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-29 08:11 -0800
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-29 15:25 +0000
              Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-29 08:15 -0800
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-29 16:03 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-29 20:54 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-12-29 13:38 -0800
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-30 17:04 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2013-12-30 20:05 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 16:49 -0800
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-01-02 17:27 +0000
              Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-12-29 16:40 -0600
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-30 16:51 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-12-30 11:15 -0600
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-30 17:37 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2013-12-30 12:07 -0600
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-20 13:50 +0000
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2013-12-19 21:49 -0800
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2013-12-20 08:56 +0000
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-04-03 19:13 -0700
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-11 05:35 +0000
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2014-03-11 12:59 +0100
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-03-11 23:44 -0700
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                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2014-03-12 20:21 +0100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-03-12 23:35 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2014-03-14 14:25 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2014-03-14 16:36 +0100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? mhx@iae.nl - 2014-03-14 11:27 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-03-16 17:38 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Rod Pemberton" <dont_use_email@xnothavet.cqm> - 2014-03-17 03:35 -0400
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-17 20:36 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-03-18 13:13 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-03-18 14:28 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-18 10:10 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2014-03-25 12:54 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-03-25 23:09 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2014-03-26 13:49 +0000
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2014-03-26 22:07 +0100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-03-20 22:11 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? hughaguilar96@yahoo.com - 2014-03-28 22:18 -0700
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2014-03-29 10:57 +0000
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          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2014-03-11 12:51 +0000
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? "Alex McDonald" <blog@rivadpm.com> - 2014-03-11 14:54 +0000
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 21:36 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-20 16:56 +0000
    Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-19 23:24 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? mhx@iae.nl - 2013-12-20 02:05 -0800
      Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-20 12:41 +0000
        Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-20 17:46 +0000
          Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> - 2013-12-21 08:11 -0800
            Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-23 10:07 +0000
              Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de> - 2013-12-23 19:31 +0100
                Re: What about code blocks (not Forth blocks)? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2013-12-26 17:45 +0000

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