[Factor-talk] New Here

2009-06-21 Thread Hugh Aguilar
-0500 From: Slava Pestov sl...@factorcode.org Subject: Re: [Factor-talk] New here To: factor-talk@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: 806f58f20906201134s3df1bddcu59e7df9cb1008...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Emekaemekami...@gmail.com

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-20 Thread Slava Pestov
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:30 AM, Hugh Aguilarhugoagui...@rosycrew.com wrote: Just as a quick example, my list program provided the ability to link two lists together. Factor sequences don't; they only provide the ability to append or prepend elements onto a list. Mine were also circular, and

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-20 Thread Slava Pestov
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 4:25 AM, Emekaemekami...@gmail.com wrote: What I still need  to get cleared is the difference between Factor and Forth? Two different languages -- its like C versus Java. Forth is low level and close to the machine, Factor is higher level, with automatic memory

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-19 Thread Samuel Tardieu
Hugh == Hugh Aguilar hugoagui...@rosycrew.com writes: Hugh On the other hand, the downside of Factor is that the built-in Hugh data structures may not do exactly what you want them to Hugh do. Programming in Factor is like buying a suit off the rack; it Hugh is not going to be a perfect fit for

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-19 Thread Tadhg O'Meara
For me this FAQ was a helpful intro to the ideas behind stack languages: http://www.latrobe.edu.au/philosophy/phimvt/joy/faq.html 2009/6/18 Emeka emekami...@gmail.com Hello All, I'm new here and I would like to know where to start? i need introductory materials and summary of what Factor

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-19 Thread Darrin Thompson
On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Emekaemekami...@gmail.com wrote: So, I should first study Forth... It may be overwhelming for a mere mortal like me. Is Forth a stable language? If that puts you off don't bother. I've been able to get pretty productive on Factor without studying Forth. The

[Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-18 Thread Emeka
Hello All, I'm new here and I would like to know where to start? i need introductory materials and summary of what Factor is? Regards, Emeka -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-18 Thread Søren Enevoldsen
Welcome You can find information about factor here: http://concatenative.org/wiki/view/Factor The factor binaries can be downloaded here: http://www.factorcode.org/ When you run the executable the factor listener appears. You can press F1 and click Factor Handbook to get more information.

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-18 Thread Charles Turner
On Jun 18, 2009, at 8:52 AM, Emeka wrote: I'm new here and I would like to know where to start? i need introductory materials and summary of what Factor is? Hi Emeka- I'd suggest downloading a copy of Factor and firing up the browser in the UI-Listener. If you can't find any better place

Re: [Factor-talk] New here

2009-06-18 Thread Emeka
Kedu Charles I'd suggest downloading a copy of Factor and firing up the browser in the UI-Listener. If you can't find any better place to start, try the Your first program section. Sorry, how do I do that? If you are new to stack languages or RPN, a gentle introduction might be Leo Brodie's