Forth like interpreter

[Christian Tismer]

"Samuel A. Falvo II" wrote:
> 
> In article <38CBFA30.E247C266 at tismer.com>, Christian Tismer wrote:
> >Well, that's one reason why I said "no Forth, but TIL".
> >There is no need for a Forth dictionary to have a threaded
> >language. I have Python's dictionaries, why use something else?
> 
> Well, if you were trying to implement Forth, and not a Forth-like language,
> Python's dictionaries would need to be ordered by the time the words are
> created.  This allows such words as "FORGET" (non-standard word, I know, but
> is typical of most Forth environments) to be implemented with proper
> semantics.  Furthermore, Forth allows you to "derive" words.  For example:

Why do you need to discuss this? I already said that I *am* not
building Forth, since I know what the implications are.

ciao - chris

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