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Re: How do you remember the stack?

From Bernd Paysan <bernd.paysan@gmx.de>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: How do you remember the stack?
Date 2016-03-01 16:38 +0000
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Am Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:35:05 +1100 schrieb HAA:
> Despite advice about factoring, experienced forthers continue to write
> multi-line definitions.  Lots of them.  Why?  Because factoring does
> little to reduce memory load.  They factor when there's something worth
> factoring.  So how do they handle multi-line definitions?  In the same
> way as raw beginners - by jotting down stack effects as they go.

No, I really do it in my head.  When I actually have to write down stack 
effects, I keep those comments.  All the other experienced Forthers I 
know do the same.  The beginners struggle way more, of course.  If you 
need such a comment to write a word, you'll also need it to read and 
maintain it later, so it has to stay in place.

Maybe when you get more experienced, you can remove overly verbose stack 
commenting.  But if you have 20+ years of experience, any progress in 
your ability to deal with multi-line words is unlikely.

-- 
Bernd Paysan
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