Re: [stack] Abstracting away the complexity is the goal.

John Nowak <[email protected]> Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:06:32 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lang.concatenative
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On Feb 22, 2010, at 2:59 PM, chris glur wrote:

>> How did you measure the complexity? I don't get it.
>
> The number of new concepts introduced.

That's a terrible way to measure complexity.

> For decade/s I ignored Turbo-pascal & used my own P-code compiler,  
> because
> "turbo" was a fad-word. I've been thinking that blogs are just a  
> passing fad
> like sub-prime-loans.

This exchange is embarrassing to read.

> I'm not convinced that adding control stuctures to this data-flow- 
> view,
> is viable, because it would destroy the one-dimensional simplicity.

Yes, just like adding a steering rack to a car.

- jn