[retroforth] Re: RetroForth 8.0 Released
- From: Charles Childers <charles.childers@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: retroforth@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 22:58:27 -0400
On 7/3/05, Stefan Schmiedl <s@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Charles Childers (30.06. 19:06):
>
> > * Better Documentation (including a complete glossary of words and a
> > tutorial)
>
> And what a splendid piece of work the Retroforth Book is.
> Congratulations!
>
> I've browsed through it this afternoon and found it a delightful read.
>
> One suggestion: The descriptions of the words mfind and >number
> each contain a lot of "return" values. Instead of "returning"
> the success of the operation, it would be better to "set the conditional
> flag". Referring to ?if in the explanation would be an act of kindness,
> too.
>
> And I just can't understand the first sentence of the "Forth Syntax"
> section of the tutorial. What does
> "Most of the Forth language has a very simple syntax of any computer
> language."
> mean? Perhaps something like:
> "The programming language Forth has the simplest syntax."
> "Forth syntax is simpler than the syntax of other computer languages."
> "Most of Forth's syntax is simpler than other languages' syntax."
>
> I'm looking forward to the end of my current projects, when I can get
> to work with Retroforth again.
>
> s.
>
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>
Thanks Stefan!
I'm working on an update to the glossary, I'll be sure to explain the
setting of the conditional flag in find, mfind, and >number. I'll also
correct that sentence in the tutorial. This week for me is kind of busy, but
I'll try to get an updated Handbook online by the weekend.
--
Charles R. Childers
http://www.retroforth.org
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