Re: Parsing timestamps?

3. As Mr. Pelc remarked, stack operators are faster.

This is what Mr. Pelc remarked, regarding such style
of programming - yes, many years ago I was guilty of
that too - already 15 years ago:
 https://groups.google.com/g/comp.lang.forth/c/m9xy5k5BfkY/m/FFmH9GE5UJAJ
"Although the code is compilable and can be made efficient,
 the source code is a maintenance nightmare!"
Maybe he changed his mind since that time - well, since
he's here, you may want to ask him a question.
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