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New Ruby questions... 13 37 (4/13/2004 10:10:11 PM) comp.lang.ruby I've just started Ruby a couple days ago (man this is cool). Coming from the embedded world of Forth and C, being able to do some string parsing easily is what I'm looking forward to. So, onto a couple questi... Jeff

Good Scheme book... 7 19 (2/5/2004 6:52:17 PM) comp.lang.scheme Okay, I'm looking to get into Scheme again after a long pause. I've been looking on the web (mainly Amazon) for a good book to bring me up-to-date on function names, types, etc. Any recommendations? So far,... Jeff

How to use packages? 26 28 (2/3/2004 6:45:35 PM) comp.lang.lisp I have a project that could possibly benefit from using Lisp as an intermediate language. Hopefully I can describe this simply enough and someone can give me some simple code as an example? (note: this will b... Jeff

Performance RSP vs. PSP 0 14 (1/26/2004 9:29:39 PM) comp.lang.forth I was wondering if others have done extensive testing to know (generally) whether using the hardware stack is better for the return stack or the parameter stack? This is being done on an ARM processor, and i... Jeff

.NET Forth Package 21 47 (1/20/2004 7:05:07 PM) comp.lang.forth I was wondering if anyone is or was working on a Forth assembly for .NET. I'm not referring to something like Delta Forth .NET (which IMHO is not Forth), but rather more like FICL. If no such project current... Jeff

Setting union member in structure 2 28 (12/22/2003 4:37:28 PM) comp.lang.c++ I am having a syntax issue that I hope someone else here knows how to rectify... I am loading an INI file and have a simple function to load values from it. The function is overloaded with the different ret... Jeff

OT: C++ question 18 28 (12/22/2003 4:33:54 PM) comp.lang.forth Hope nobody minds a simple off-topic question. At work, here, I am required to program in C++ (of course), and am having a syntax issue that I hope someone else here knows how to rectify: I am loading an INI... Jeff

Forth with Armadillo 4 23 (12/2/2003 11:54:41 PM) comp.lang.forth Wondering if anyone has gotten a Forth application for Windows to work with Armadillo? No matter my settings, I get my "protected" file is not a valid Windows application -- though it works fine on programs m... Jeff

Methods for LOCALS| 7 23 (11/25/2003 9:35:45 PM) comp.lang.forth I'm trying to understand a general-purpose method for implementing LOCALS| or like words. I have no desire to use this in FORTH, but my compiler converts from BASIC to my own FORTH language. I'm to the point ... Jeff

Language comparison challenge 23 24 (11/12/2003 5:59:20 PM) comp.lang.forth As I do once in a while, I went over to Paul Graham's site to read another one of his essays on converting programmers to Lisp. This time around I read about a study that was done comparing Java and C/C++ in... Jeff

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Are all PC games going to be console ports? 122 30 (1/24/2004 5:59:50 AM) comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Is this going to be the future of PC gaming? We'll all be stuck w/the limitations of consoles as to graphics and controllers? Why don't they write games first for the PC then port them to consoles? I guess cons... wblane (460)

comments on forth core (ficl) 3 24 (1/27/2004 4:25:24 PM) comp.lang.forth I'm now reading the ficl soft core to finish my education on forth primitives and have some questions/comments (some particularly ficl related) 1) The first word is: while the stack isn't empty drop items. : ... sam6434 (55)

FORTH with Flash ROM 48 38 (2/2/2004 8:59:44 AM) comp.lang.forth I'm thinking of setting up FORTH (porting an existing one or writing anew) on a Philips LPC12xx chip, which has: 1) An ARM7T processor 2) 128KB FLASH ROM 3) 64KB RAM Now, with all that FLASH sitting there, ... alaric (128)

How to use packages? 26 28 (2/3/2004 6:45:35 PM) comp.lang.lisp I have a project that could possibly benefit from using Lisp as an intermediate language. Hopefully I can describe this simply enough and someone can give me some simple code as an example? (note: this will b... jma (133)

Stop thinking in C 98 30 (2/5/2004 12:43:18 AM) comp.lang.lisp I hadn't heard this complaint before, but ran across it recently in a different discussion thread here. I've used many languages of different odd-ball sorts - the strangest ones being Forth and Smalltalk - so ... ssrat (160)

Good Scheme book... 7 19 (2/5/2004 6:52:17 PM) comp.lang.scheme Okay, I'm looking to get into Scheme again after a long pause. I've been looking on the web (mainly Amazon) for a good book to bring me up-to-date on function names, types, etc. Any recommendations? So far,... jma (133)

DTC address problem 9 53 (2/11/2004 6:08:40 AM) comp.lang.forth Okay.. got a new problem that I hope someone may be able to help me with. As many of you know, I have a DTC Forth system for the GameBoy Advance that acts as an intermediate language for a BASIC compiler. As... Jeff

ANN : Forth Versus C - some Infrequently Asked Questions 183 73 (4/4/2004 4:11:07 PM) comp.lang.forth Hi, Announcing a new document : http://www.inventio.co.uk/forthvsc.htm Enjoy! Howerd 8^) ... howerd.oakford (95)

Survey - what was your first language? 61 30 (4/8/2004 5:58:24 AM) comp.lang.forth The "what is Forth" thread got me wondering about the educational background of the denizens of this group wrt programming knowledge. I have a hypothesis I'd like to test. I'd appreciate it if you could answer ... jknapka (107)

New Ruby questions... 13 37 (4/13/2004 10:10:11 PM) comp.lang.ruby I've just started Ruby a couple days ago (man this is cool). Coming from the embedded world of Forth and C, being able to do some string parsing easily is what I'm looking forward to. So, onto a couple questi... jma (133)