nomennescio

That's a very good idea, and would be very helpful

> It has arbitrary limits on size (at least they feel arbitrary since the "documentation" doesn't even mention limits, much less a reason for the specific values) That's why it's...

> In general we don't just add `ALIAS:` because `ALIAS:` is a half-baked feature and having multiple names for things increases complexity and decreases readability. Just curious, why is `ALIAS:`...

> I’d be interested in a different comment-to-eol character too, but not sure what we should choose. // # ! They all have some obvious uses aside from being comments....

See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comment_(computer_programming)]() [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_programming_languages_(syntax)#Comments]()

As an aside, I still find it a bit of a pity `\` was not used as comment character, given Factor's Forth heritage for at least its syntax. Factor could...

> So, in the "normal case" of launching `factor.exe` as a GUI application (double-click, etc.), your suggestion is that writing to `stdio` gets an error instead of being just lost...

> What happens if you run `factor.exe` with this change from a CMD? Does it effectively work like the current `factor.com`? For the stdio part, more or less yes (except...

@bpollack Starting the GUI from Windows File Explorer will not lock anything up at all. Starting from cmd.exe will sync with the application. Starting from bash.exe will allow the application...

This proposal is only dealing with the stdio streams and commandline globbing. There are still some other points to consider, but those need not to be immediately addressed at the...