ns@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Nick Solntseff) (05/01/90)
As I have argued in JFAR, vol. 5, No. 3 (1989), pp. 355-356,
"Standardization of Forth should only encompass the minimal subset
containing no more than the words needed to auto-compile a Forth
system. In concert with this work, the formal definition of Forth,
especially, the extension mechanism, should be undertaken to provide
the theoretical foundation for the total definition of the language."
If you think that this is too big an undertaking, have a look at the parallel newsgroup on functional languages and study the definition and stabdardization
of SML (Standard Meta Language) which has a lot to show to Forth users.I326@VMT.SCP.AC.UK ("I326 at VMTEACH Jim N. Deakin") (07/16/90)
Most of the discussion in this group seems to be about the ANSI committee
and its version of FORTH. Is there anywhere on-line that people who aren't
involved but are interested can get copies of their documents? Is there
anywhere that the 79 and 83 specs are available for downloading?
thanks,
Jim Deakin.
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