From: znmeb@...
Date: 2006-12-17T07:43:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby for Kids?

Quoting znmeb@cesmail.net:

> It's also addictive. Once your mind connects all the dots, once you enter
> into
> the world and conventions of Forth, and start hanging out with other
> Forthers,
> it can be difficult to return to more conventional languages. Fortunately,
> one
> can indeed earn a decent living in Forth should one decide to embrace the
> Forth
> way of life.
One other addicting feature of most Forths is the ability to easily drop into
assembler and the tight integration of the virtual machine and the real one.
I've never understood why C displaced Forth in the embedded world as much as it
did, given all that.