Quote:
>> It's fairly common to see coments about Chuck Moore's coding style but
>> where can one actually see the original? People learn by example and it
>> would be valuable to see the work of Forth's first and perhaps greatest
>> exponent.
>Try ftp://ftp.taygeta.com/pub/forth/Compilers/cmforth.zip
You have to realize that one of the principles of Chuck Moore's
coding style is avoiding comments at all costs. This was a common
way to do things in the era of puched cards since it meant you would
have a smaller deck to carry to the computer room. Also Chuck does
not use unnecessary things such as line feeds.
Chuck's code always reminds me of a collection of formulas
from higher mathematics. It has all the knowledge from years
of research condensed into a form for efficient computation.
Unfortunately the text needed for understanding these formulas
is missing. Fortunately Chuck's friends look over his shoulder
while he is working and have written enough about what he
does so the rest of us can benefit.
--
Chuck's Code