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Re: 8th version of "create... does>"

From Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid>
Subject Re: 8th version of "create... does>"
Newsgroups comp.lang.forth
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Date 2016-02-16 08:44 -0600

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Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Yes, the syntax is a bit nicer. On the other hand, I strongly want
> to avoid "fixing up" code as much as possible.  Such things can be
> too easily used to subvert code, which is counter to 8th's design
> goals.  (almost wrote "gaols", which some might think more
> appropriate)

Fair enough.  Forth always was about convenience and pragmatism over
purity and (ahem) "security".

Andrew.

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8th version of "create... does>" Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 13:08 +0200
  Re: 8th version of "create... does>" Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-02-16 08:33 -0600
    Re: 8th version of "create... does>" Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 16:41 +0200
      Re: 8th version of "create... does>" Andrew Haley <andrew29@littlepinkcloud.invalid> - 2016-02-16 08:44 -0600
      Re: 8th version of "create... does>" anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-16 16:34 +0000
        Re: 8th version of "create... does>" Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-02-16 19:31 +0200
          Re: 8th version of "create... does>" anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-02-17 17:10 +0000

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