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s" Counterintuitive Results" write
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s" * Complicated Forth code is AWFUL..." write pause
s" ... which is a powerful force for simplicity" write pause
s" * Virtually ALL state is global..." write pause
s" ... which makes it all visible when debugging" write pause
s" ... and which lets code stay small and focussed" write pause
s" * Hard to tell what a word might do..." write pause
s" ... but this makes huge implementation" write
s" changes possible!" write pause
s" * The most flexible abstraction may be the tiniest" write pause
s" * It's easier to write my own!" write pause
s" * Map editor" write pause
s" * Music livecoding REPL (<300 LOC!)" write pause
s" * This presentation software (<200 LOC!)" write