Re: [colorforth] Hello - and where to begin?

[vaded@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

If you are talking about taking into account limitations imposed on you
by your employer (i.e., a C based approach), then of course Forth does
not make sense.  I find such limitations unacceptable, and given my 
circumstances am able to avoid them completely, so it is a non-issue 
for me.  

I think a lot of the issues around Forth come down to the simple fact 
that Forth is not something to be accommodated within the existing 
structures that dominate in the computing world.  If you want to use a
Forth approach then you must be willing to do what it takes, otherwise 
stick with the current structures.  Kuhn wrote about this dynamic a 
long time ago and others have refined his findings.  

On Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:09:44 -0800, "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky"
<znmeb@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:
> vaded@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > MIPS aside, a Forth platform would provide the benefit of a sane and 
> > coherent relationship between the programmer, software, and hardware.
> 
> That depends on your definition of sane. Mine divides into two classes 
> -- programming for a living and programming as a hobby. What is sane in 
> hobby computing may be totally insane in a corporate environment.
> 
> 
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