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a b c d e f g h i j and (a (b c d) (e f) (g h (i j))) are about as meaningless as each other to me with just letters, in Forth you build a sort of minimal
by veltas 4y ago
a b c d e f g h i j
and
(a (b c d) (e f) (g h (i j)))
are about as meaningless as each other to me with just letters, in Forth you build a sort of minimal vocabulary for the problem at hand and so you have a better idea of what words are doing. Proper documentation (or at least very good naming) is needed in lisp and forth IMHO.
- lisper 4y agoOf course you actually have to know what the words mean. But it's harder in Forth than in Lisp or conventional C-like languages because Forth takes away all of the visual cues that help you figure out what is going on.