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Subject: Re: Stack vs stackless operation
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>>>> These words, as I already wrote, were just examples to illustrate the
>>>> approach, which isn't limited to operations commonly associated
>>>> to do sorting kind of work.
>>>>
>>>> I created also ROR/ROL words, that have nothing to do with any
>>>> sorting processes:
>>>
>>> I mean, that's the whole thing with Forth - you *can* define any words
>>> you like, based on your needs, extending the basic set of operations
>>> into a whole domain-specific language suited to the problem you're
>>> trying to solve. But that's not in itself a strong argument for adding
>>> XYZ to the "standard" dictionary.*
>>
>> If you could, please, remind me when and where I was
>> proposing to add these XYZs to standard dictionary?
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>
> Then you have an existing application that demonstrates the benefit
> after
> having examined and ruled out other ways of optimizing the code?

You expected me to "have an existing application..." etc. etc.
immediately after I came up with this idea? You mean: within
hours range, literally?

I'd like to create one - unfortunately, I'm busy with others
things.

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