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From: dxf <dxforth@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Back & Forth - Co-routines
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 10:26:45 +1100
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On 21/03/2025 11:27 pm, Hans Bezemer wrote:
> ... 
> Nice test - I bet it wouldn't be too hard to implement at least part of the Forth-200x implementation ;-)
> 
> Sometin' like define {:
> 1. Parse a word;
> 2. If not :} then create a (local);
> 3. Repeat.
> 
> Ok, this is horrible code, it needs the VALUES in reverse, but it works:
> 
> : :} ;
> : {: begin ' dup ['] :} <> while >body postpone literal postpone (local) repeat drop ; immediate
> 
> : test {: b a :} a b / ;

I'd just call that LOCAL| and be done.  Can't say I ever found the syntax an
annoyance.  I appreciate it might not be ideal for doing Windows API calls...