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   dxf  writes:   
   > To use forth's stack until such time as it becomes too much for one   
   > suggests a half-heartedness.  It begs the question why use forth at all   
   > if one is merely going to toy with it.   
      
   If Forth's greatness comes from its extensibility, why resist using that   
   extensibility to have locals?  Forth is a philosophy that has many   
   attractions, but its stack is an implementation artifact.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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