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From: zbigniew2011@gmail.com (LIT)
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Subject: Re: Parsing =?UTF-8?B?dGltZXN0YW1wcz8=?=
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:43:32 +0000
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>> : SCAN-NUMBER-OR-SKIP ( n adr len -- n' adr' len')
>>   DUP >R
>>   0 0 2SWAP >NUMBER
>>   DUP R> =
>>   IF  2SWAP 2DROP  1 /STRING
>>   ELSE
>>     2>R D>S SWAP 60 * + 2R>
>>   THEN ;
>
> 0 0 2SWAP >NUMBER  invariably crops up so I have it in the kernel as
> (NUMBER).  2SWAP 2DROP  is another and becomes  2NIP.  Forth would
> have one define the same thing over and over.  Do it once and be done
> with it IMO.

So now you see: one can either use variable to
make the solution cleaner - or one can create new word(s).
Either way - some new names are added to the vocabulary.
Why the use of variable, instead of new words,
should be perceived of 'inferior'? Variable is a word too.

This reminds me somewhat that talk about 'using Lynx
browser in every condition no-matter-what'. Even, if
it makes me 'fighting the WWW' instead of just getting
required job done and switching to more pleasant things.

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