30 Jan
2006
30 Jan
'06
11:03 a.m.
In article <200601301050080652.435B73FC at 10.0.0.252>,
"Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com> writes:
I first saw Forth as STOIC under CP/M. [...]
My impression is that the suitability for a
task decreases quickly as the task size increases.
I'd say that's accurate. FORTH was designed for microprocessor
control in embedded systems. People have added all kinds of layers on
top of the kernel over the years, but its typeless nature gets kind of
grungy in larger applications.
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