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Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth)

From "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
Subject Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth)
Date 2016-12-29 10:12 +1100
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Elizabeth D. Rather wrote:
> On 12/27/16 4:24 PM, HAA wrote:
> > Alex wrote:
> >> ...
> >> A small set of words and a reasonable level of skill don't build systems
> >> that are inter-operable; adhering to standards does that.
> >
> > Forth Inc with no standard was able to build in short order, systems,
> > applications and a reputation with only skill and a modest set of tools.
> > Standards in Forth are superfluous because there's nothing they can
> > offer programmers that they couldn't already do outside a standard.
> > That's the virtue of having a 'bottom up' language whose internals
> > are exposed to the programmer.
>
> Standards are superfluous the first time you build something, but
> starting in the late 70's in rapid order there were dozens of Forths all
> somewhat similar but extensively incompatible.

They still are and it makes no difference.  Nobody writing a substantive
application for SwiftForth expects the code to compile and run on VFX.

> ...
> What standards offer a
> programmer is the ability to use SwiftForth, VFX, Win32Forth, and GForth
> without extensive re-education. Through the 90's I was able to teach
> Forth classes at Forth, Inc. using our systems; at Apple using GForth;
> and to customers of the Europay products produced by both MPE and FORTH,
> Inc. using the same set of slides, problem sets, and textbook. That is
> what a standard provides.
>
> Cheers,
> Elizabeth

I don't know about that.  Since when were standards about teaching
forth and how do explain to students anomalies such as the changing
ways of representing locals, support for idiosyncrasies peculiar to
certain implementations and how it is SwiftForth doesn't have them?
'Forth' today is just as diverse, petty and obsessed with control as it
was in the 1980's.  That's what Forth standards reflect and there's
nothing users can do about it other than say that's enough, I now make
my own choices which will at least reflect my needs and experience
and change them when circumspection dictates.  And the beauty of
Forth is that you can.


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f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-06 03:40 -0800
  Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-06 15:48 +0100
  Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-06 17:59 +0000
    Re: f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-06 13:17 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-07 11:11 +0000
        Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-07 06:11 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-07 17:50 +0000
        Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-07 15:23 +0100
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-08 16:18 +0000
        Re: f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-07 06:46 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-07 17:41 +0000
  Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-06 10:34 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth josv@planet.nl - 2016-12-09 12:11 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-23 13:23 +1100
    Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-15 15:42 -0800
  Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-07 13:06 +1100
    Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-06 18:32 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-07 12:41 +0100
        Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-07 19:49 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-12-08 08:12 +0000
            Re: f.) for Gorth Rod Pemberton <NeedNotReplyHere@xrsevnneqk.cem> - 2016-12-08 18:53 -0500
              Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-09 00:01 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-09 12:17 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-09 13:01 +0000
              Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-09 11:19 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-08 22:23 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 07:11 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 22:40 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 23:59 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-21 21:17 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth The Beez <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2016-12-13 08:51 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-09 12:47 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-10 11:54 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 17:28 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-09 18:20 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-10 14:26 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth The Beez <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2016-12-13 09:14 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-13 19:24 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-14 07:29 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth Hans Bezemer <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 18:29 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-14 10:13 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 03:45 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-15 10:42 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 05:11 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-15 12:36 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 07:33 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-15 14:31 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 14:34 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-15 16:20 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-15 16:46 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-17 09:23 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-19 02:56 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-16 08:10 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-16 10:00 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-18 10:32 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-19 03:22 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-16 14:14 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Bernd Paysan <bernd@net2o.de> - 2016-12-19 19:41 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-20 03:02 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth mhx@iae.nl - 2016-12-20 01:27 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-20 12:35 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Charles Montgomery <cgm@physics.utoledo.edu> - 2016-12-20 21:23 -0500
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-21 07:29 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Charles Montgomery <cgm@physics.utoledo.edu> - 2016-12-21 22:24 -0500
                Re: f.) for Gorth "David N. Williams" <williams@umich.edu> - 2016-12-22 08:10 -0500
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-22 17:39 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-15 12:53 +0100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-15 05:59 -0600
                Re: f.) for Gorth "Robert L." <No_spamming@noWhere_7073.org> - 2017-01-03 16:15 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-14 17:06 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-18 10:58 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-17 17:26 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-19 13:16 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 19:19 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-19 11:03 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2016-12-20 01:46 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-20 12:14 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 17:34 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-12-18 19:25 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 19:45 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-22 11:32 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth Bernd Paysan <bernd@net2o.de> - 2017-01-03 19:33 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-03 22:13 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-04 23:03 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-06 22:52 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-07 22:45 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-07 17:23 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-08 09:13 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-01-08 17:10 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2017-01-09 10:22 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth stephen@mpeforth.com - 2017-01-08 07:00 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-05-20 14:09 +0200
                Re: f.) for Gorth Matthias Trute <matthias.trute@gmail.com> - 2017-01-11 01:14 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-07 12:26 +0100
      Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-08 10:21 +1100
        Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-20 15:45 +0100
          Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-20 15:33 +0000
          Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-22 11:37 +1100
            Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-22 14:19 +0100
              Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-23 12:11 +1100
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 17:49 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-23 20:41 +1100
            Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2017-05-20 14:21 +0200
  Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-15 22:31 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-16 18:26 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 16:41 -0800
        Re: f.) for Gorth stephen@mpeforth.com - 2016-12-20 02:20 -0800
          Re: f.) for Gorth anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-12-20 13:04 +0000
            Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 17:27 -0800
  Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-17 10:36 -0800
    Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-17 11:51 -0800
      Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-18 19:35 -0800
        Re: f.) for Gorth albert@cherry.spenarnc.xs4all.nl (Albert van der Horst) - 2016-12-19 14:17 +0100
          Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-19 10:10 -0800
            Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-19 20:33 +0000
              Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-19 18:11 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-19 19:03 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-12-20 08:10 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 18:05 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth  -  what is a number? Jan Coombs <jenfhaomndgfwutc@murmic.plus.com> - 2016-12-21 09:04 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-20 15:26 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-20 11:30 -0600
                Language stds (was Re: f.) for Gorth) Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-20 19:49 +0000
                Re: Language stds (was Re: f.) for Gorth) john <anon@example.com> - 2016-12-20 20:06 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-20 17:52 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-21 13:47 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-21 20:46 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-22 14:33 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-22 07:06 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-22 07:21 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Gerry Jackson <gerry@jackson9000.fsnet.co.uk> - 2016-12-23 07:41 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-23 08:33 +0000
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-23 18:22 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth Julian Fondren <julian.fondren@gmail.com> - 2016-12-23 20:28 -0800
                Re: f.) for Gorth hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-26 18:30 -0800
                Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-24 12:12 +1100
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-12-24 03:28 -0600
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-12-24 10:02 -0600
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-24 16:13 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) Alex <alex@rivadpm.com> - 2016-12-24 18:13 +0000
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-28 09:24 +1100
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-12-27 17:10 -0600
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-27 22:58 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2016-12-29 10:12 +1100
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-12-29 17:03 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-29 19:35 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) Howerd <howerdo@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-12-30 05:27 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-30 19:11 -0800
                Re: Language stds (Re: f.) for Gorth) hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-12-31 06:42 -0800

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