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| From | Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.forth |
| Subject | Re: Book? |
| Date | 2016-07-13 23:09 +0100 |
| Organization | albasani.net |
| Message-ID | <nm6e79$cu6$1@news.albasani.net> (permalink) |
| References | <nm5usm$e5g$1@news.albasani.net> <nm61bm$oqh$1@dont-email.me> |
Syd Rumpo wrote: > On 13/07/2016 18:48, Peter Percival wrote: >> Suppose some fellow (probably a reckless fool) wanted to read an >> introductory book on Forth, what would you recommend? He has programmed >> in such languages as C, Modula-2, PL/M, ..., but not in Forth. > > https://www.forth.com/starting-forth/0-starting-forth/ > > Cheers Is that you Mr Rumpo? What puts me off (sorry, I mean what will put this fellow off I guess) is "Leo Brodie’s inability to express even the most complex technical concepts without adding a twist of humor". Humour is a very individual thing, isn't it? And I am (sorry, I mean he is I think) notoriously grumpy. -- Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. Ulysses, Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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Book? Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2016-07-13 18:48 +0100
Re: Book? Alex Dowad <alexinbeijing@gmail.com> - 2016-07-13 10:50 -0700
Re: Book? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-13 13:53 -0400
Re: Book? Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> - 2016-07-13 19:30 +0100
Re: Book? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-13 11:51 -0700
Re: Book? Peter Percival <peterxpercival@hotmail.com> - 2016-07-13 23:09 +0100
Re: Book? Syd Rumpo <usenet@nononono.co.uk> - 2016-07-14 08:51 +0100
Re: Book? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-07-13 09:26 -1000
Re: Book? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-13 17:50 -0700
Re: Book? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-13 20:41 +0000
Re: Book? Rod Pemberton <NoHaveNotOne@bcczxcfrze.cam> - 2016-07-14 02:35 -0400
Re: Book? Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-07-14 00:36 -0700
Re: Book? Julian Fondren <ayrnieu@gmail.com> - 2016-07-13 15:21 -0700
Re: Book? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-07-13 18:41 -0700
Re: Book? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-07-13 22:36 -0400
Re: Book? "WJ" <w_a_x_man@yahoo.com> - 2016-07-14 06:18 +0000
Re: Book? Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2016-07-14 03:16 -0700
Re: Book? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-07-14 09:09 -0500
Re: Book? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-07-14 09:47 -0700
Re: Book? "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-07-17 16:59 +1000
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