Sujet : Re: "The Best Programming Language for the End of the World"
De : dxforth (at) *nospam* gmail.com (dxf)
Groupes : comp.lang.forthDate : 07. Apr 2025, 02:07:56
Autres entêtes
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On 6/04/2025 11:43 pm, sjack wrote:
dxf <dxforth@gmail.com> wrote:
That holes still exist after 30 years can only mean forthers are
content with less than perfect documentation. No?
>
I don't worry much about documentation. If I don't understand my
code it's no big deal, I probably didn't know what I was doing in
the first place. As long as the computer can understand it and get
it right, most of the time, I've done my job.
Folks like a security blanket - authority handed down. Often just
holding and cherishing the documentation, repeating the verses, is
enough. Throw a curveball and it's like watching Forbidden Planet
where Robby the Robot is presented with contradictory instructions.
Luckily Standard Forth is mostly harmless as nobody takes it seriously.