[comp.lang.forth] dpANS Forth again.........

UNBCIC@BRFAPESP.BITNET (01/15/91)

> You've all seen the question in the conferences. The new guy who's
> just dabbling in the particular subject covered. Well, here I am.
> And here goes:

> Forth, as I understand it, is highly extensible. Extensible to the
> point that you can basically re-write the language every time you
> use it. Bearing this in mind, how can ANSI set a standard on a
> language that changes on a daily basis?

YOU can change the language. There is really no need to change the language
it self everyday if *you* can do that. So, it would be nice if your program
that changes Forth could run on any Forth. And if this is not possible, at
least on any ANS Forth. :-)

                              (8-DCS)
Daniel C. Sobral
UNBCIC@BRFAPESP.BITNET