Re: Managing custom words [Re: "Back & Forth" is back!]

In article <2b5b872a1b22c79c145835221089ab24@www.novabbs.com>,
mhx <mhx@iae.nl> wrote:

On Mon, 25 Nov 2024 5:24:37 +0000, dxf wrote:
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On 23/11/2024 2:46 am, Buzz McCool wrote:

On 11/19/2024 9:48 AM, Buzz McCool wrote:

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Is this still widely used? I ask since all the commits are over a
decade old.
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AFAIK it was never widely used.  When the question as to why arose
on c.l.f, everyone had an excuse as to why it didn't suit them.

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I use(d) the XML tools of the Forth Foundation Library two years
back. They were a delight to work with.
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Normally, I don't use other people's code when I'm deeply
interested in the subject matter but in this case my daytime
job required it. I just wanted to get results, but still with
the option to completely understand the nuts and bolts.

60 lines of code is a relatively huge investment.
Imagine that I have to do that using the arg stuff from ffl,
it saves loading an essentially two screen facility, 32 lines.
My calculation is not that I saved the time writing the 500
lines of code of arg.fs.

I hate the professional code attitude.
Instead of using 5 lines to explain what the module is all about,
it comes with a 30 lines copyright message up front.
If I must I tuck this message at the end.

-marcel

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