10 messages in org.mozilla.lists.dev-tech-js-engineRe: Embed Forth into Firefox.
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Michael A. BorisovJul 1, 2008 11:08 pm 
John J. BartonJul 2, 2008 8:09 am 
Michael A. BorisovJul 2, 2008 12:40 pm 
Marcus G. DanielsJul 3, 2008 7:42 am 
Michael A. BorisovJul 3, 2008 6:25 pm 
dekaJul 4, 2008 5:43 am 
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Sam MasonJul 4, 2008 8:21 am 
Michael A. BorisovJul 7, 2008 4:16 pm 
Michael A. BorisovJul 7, 2008 4:18 pm 
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Subject:Re: Embed Forth into Firefox.Actions...
From:Michael A. Borisov (bori@gmail.com)
Date:Jul 7, 2008 4:18:51 pm
List:org.mozilla.lists.dev-tech-js-engine

Sam Mason wrote:

On Thu, Jul 03, 2008 at 06:25:33PM -0700, Michael A. Borisov wrote:

my concern is performance and memory footprint.

How about writing a translator from Forth to Javascript and when performance or memory usage actually become a problem then start worrying about writing a forth interpreter?

I believe pure Forth is unbeatable here.

I'd hazard a guess that assembly would beat forth on both counts---and with a modern typed assembly language just as safe! Languages are always a trade off between time spent writing and running. Picking the right language for the job is one of the arts of software engineering.

(this second paragraph isn't meant to be taken too seriously BTW)

Sam

I already have a Forth machine. And I'm a Forth programmer (kind of). So, I just want to solve the problem. It's not a philosophy or religion.

Michael

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