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From: "Dan Andersson" <rhq093s@tninet.se>
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> > > The Forth ANSI standard is small enough to be grasped by a single
person
> > > so there is no need to aim at a restricted set there.
> >
> > This was my point.
>
> OK, the Smalltalk core is _much_ smaller and the presence of a simple
> syntax makes it easier to read than Forth though. So I'd say of these
> two Smalltalk is the 'better' example.

Smalltalk core smaller than Forth, surely you jest? Maybe a minimal
Smalltalk is smaller than a full ANS Forth. But Forth is commonly used under
severely constrained circumstances and the base wordset is small.

Regards Dan Andersson