[comp.lang.forth] Number syntax, or lack thereof

wmb@MITCH.ENG.SUN.COM (11/03/90)

> doesn't checking for words first remove some plausible values
> from the numbers that can be used :-)

It sure does.

Forth's "check words first" rule is both a blessing and a curse.  If I
were free to "reinvent" Forth from the ground up, I believe that, all
things considered, I would allow numbers to be distinguished syntactically.

I suspect that this is a pretty controversial topic.

Mitch Bradley, wmb@Eng.Sun.COM