Re: on Perl

On Wed, 17 Apr 2024 21:05:03 +0200
David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> wrote:

Another thing about Forth is that it gives C a run for its money in
potential for obfuscation :
 
: 1 2 ;
1 1 + .
 
Redefine "1".  That'll keep the reader on his/her toes!

Redefinitions *stack,* too, so "foo" can mean multiple completely
different things in different contexts depending on which definition
was current at the time.

: foo 2 * ;
: double foo ;
3 foo .

: foo 1 + ;
3 foo .
3 double .

Genuine Forth-heads do staggering things (implementing OOP, etc.) with
this; personally, it gives *me* the willies.