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		nine_k on March 6, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xray – An experimental next-generation Electron-ba... To pick nits: Forth is not "dynamic"; words are called by their direct addresses, without any hashtable lookup. It's a stark contrast with Python, Ruby, JS, etc.

klibertp on March 6, 2018 [–]

To be fair, with CREATE/DOES> you can make them do any lookup you want easily. Well, as easy as anything in Forth.

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