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   Buzz McCool   wrote:   
   >On 3/23/2024 12:49 AM, Paul Rubin wrote:   
   >> ...  IMHO it would be better for HEX. and H. to both   
   >> work, without HEX. generating unnecessary warning messages.   
   >   
   >Given there is a DEC. word, having a HEX. word (that doesn't throw   
   >errors) does seem more intuitive / orthogonal than just the H. found in   
   >other Forth systems.   
      
   Tradition trumps intuition.   
      
   If you design a Forth-like language from scratch that is consistent and   
   orthogonal, there is a whole bunch more that you have to do.   
      
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