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Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings

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Rudy Velthuis wrote:
> HAA wrote:
>
> > > > Forth has sufficient flexibility so when there's no library or not
> > > > fit for purpose, you won't be left stranded.
> > >
> > > I guess that is true for almost any general purpose language.
> > >
> > > But writing and testing your own code is not always preferrable to
> > > using existing, well written and thoroughly tested code from a
> > > (bonafide) library.
> >
> > I know what's in the library code I write myself and can make an
> > intelligent decision whether or not to use it.
>
> Sure. But it is a bit tedious to have to write everything yourself,
> especially if there are well written and trusted libraries around
> already.

It's an academic point since such libraries are virtually non-existent in
Forth and no evidence to suggest that will change.

> Trusting only your own code smells a bit like a case of NIH syndrome,
> IMO.

Forthers traditionally wrote their own code and in doing so became
proficient.  That isn't to say they always used the best methods or
algorithms.  If someone shows me a better way, or I see it in their
code, I'll learn from that.  But to blindly use another's code without a
care as to suitability or efficiency, I may just as well be programming
in a language such as WJ promotes.  It's not why I came to Forth.

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.Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Robert L." <No_spamming@noWhere_7073.org> - 2017-04-19 20:13 +0000
  Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-20 19:07 +1000
    Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Rudy Velthuis" <newsgroups@rvelthuis.de> - 2017-04-20 17:08 +0000
      Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-21 11:54 +1000
        Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Rudy Velthuis" <newsgroups@rvelthuis.de> - 2017-04-21 09:45 +0000
          Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-21 23:32 +1000
            Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings john <anon@example.com> - 2017-04-21 16:36 +0100
            Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Rudy Velthuis" <newsgroups@rvelthuis.de> - 2017-04-21 20:15 +0000
              Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2017-04-21 17:06 -0700
                Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Rudy Velthuis" <newsgroups@rvelthuis.de> - 2017-04-22 04:59 +0000
              Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "HAA" <someone@microsoft.com> - 2017-04-23 10:55 +1000
                Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Rudy Velthuis" <newsgroups@rvelthuis.de> - 2017-04-29 03:15 +0000
                Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings The Beez <the.beez.speaks@gmail.com> - 2017-05-02 04:07 -0700
                Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Rudy Velthuis" <newsgroups@rvelthuis.de> - 2017-05-05 15:26 +0000
    Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2017-04-20 13:32 -0700
  Re: .Re: splitting a string into 2 new strings "Robert L." <No_spamming@noWhere_7073.org> - 2017-04-21 00:19 +0000

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