Bug#138978: RFP]: ficl -- Forth Inspired Command Language
eichin@thok.org (Mark W. Eichin) writes:
> OpenBoot; also in some embedded hardware projects. Could be used in
> places one uses TCL now, with more compactness and greater power.
Hey, that's not quite fair!
Forth and Tcl have different targets. Forth fits into spaces where
few other languages could, and it does a good job. On the other hand,
I wouldn't say it's as 'powerful' as Tcl for other things.
Look at this, for instance...
http://www.forth.org/links/mailfig.fth
Tcl is certainly more suitable (and readable) for a job like that.
Good luck in packaging ficl up, though - it looks like a cool
implementation!
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