diff --git a/basis/environment/environment.factor b/basis/environment/environment.factor
index ca78c3efa7..d6ce34dbcf 100644
--- a/basis/environment/environment.factor
+++ b/basis/environment/environment.factor
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ HOOK: (set-os-envs) os ( seq -- )
 } cond
 
 [
-    "FACTOR_ROOTS" os-env os windows? ";" ":" ? split
-    [ add-vocab-root ] each
+    "FACTOR_ROOTS" os-env
+    [
+        os windows? ";" ":" ? split
+        [ add-vocab-root ] each
+    ] when*    
 ] "environment" add-init-hook
diff --git a/basis/fry/fry-docs.factor b/basis/fry/fry-docs.factor
index a982ecdd7d..1dff0942bd 100644
--- a/basis/fry/fry-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/fry/fry-docs.factor
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ $nl
     "{ 10 20 30 } [ sq ] [ . ] compose each"
     "{ 10 20 30 } [ sq . ] each"
 }
-"The " { $link _ } " and " { $link @ } " specifiers may be freely mixed:"
+"The " { $link _ } " and " { $link @ } " specifiers may be freely mixed, and the result is considerably more concise and readable than the version using " { $link curry } " and " { $link compose } " directly:"
 { $code
     "{ 8 13 14 27 } [ even? ] 5 '[ @ dup _ ? ] map"
-    "{ 8 13 14 27 } [ even? ] 5 [ dup ] swap [ ? ] curry 3compose map"
+    "{ 8 13 14 27 } [ even? ] 5 [ dup ] swap [ ? ] curry compose compose map"
     "{ 8 13 14 27 } [ even? dup 5 ? ] map"
 }
 "The following is a no-op:"
diff --git a/basis/xmode/utilities/utilities.factor b/basis/xmode/utilities/utilities.factor
index 8f1a6184e8..23e4195158 100644
--- a/basis/xmode/utilities/utilities.factor
+++ b/basis/xmode/utilities/utilities.factor
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 USING: accessors sequences assocs kernel quotations namespaces
-xml.data xml.utilities combinators macros parser lexer words ;
+xml.data xml.utilities combinators macros parser lexer words fry ;
 IN: xmode.utilities
 
-: implies >r not r> or ; inline
+: implies [ not ] dip or ; inline
 
 : child-tags ( tag -- seq ) children>> [ tag? ] filter ;
 
 : map-find ( seq quot -- result elt )
     f -rot
-    [ nip ] swap [ dup ] 3compose find
-    >r [ drop f ] unless r> ; inline
+    '[ nip @ dup ] find
+    [ [ drop f ] unless ] dip ; inline
 
 : tag-init-form ( spec -- quot )
     {
         { [ dup quotation? ] [ [ object get tag get ] prepose ] }
         { [ dup length 2 = ] [
-            first2 [
-                >r >r tag get children>string
-                r> [ execute ] when* object get r> execute
-            ] 2curry
+            first2 '[
+                tag get children>string
+                _ [ execute ] when* object get _ execute
+            ]
         ] }
         { [ dup length 3 = ] [
-            first3 [
-                >r >r tag get at
-                r> [ execute ] when* object get r> execute
-            ] 3curry
+            first3 '[
+                _ tag get at
+                _ [ execute ] when* object get _ execute
+            ]
         ] }
     } cond ;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ MACRO: (init-from-tag) ( specs -- )
     [ with-tag-initializer ] curry ;
 
 : init-from-tag ( tag tuple specs -- tuple )
-    over >r (init-from-tag) r> ; inline
+    over [ (init-from-tag) ] dip ; inline
 
 SYMBOL: tag-handlers
 SYMBOL: tag-handler-word
diff --git a/core/io/io.factor b/core/io/io.factor
index c1fd69a16a..fc553cc163 100644
--- a/core/io/io.factor
+++ b/core/io/io.factor
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ SYMBOL: error-stream
 
 : with-streams ( input output quot -- )
     [ [ with-streams* ] 3curry ]
-    [ [ drop dispose dispose ] 3curry ] 3bi
+    [ drop [ [ dispose ] bi@ ] 2curry ] 3bi
     [ ] cleanup ; inline
 
 : tabular-output ( style quot -- )
diff --git a/core/kernel/kernel-docs.factor b/core/kernel/kernel-docs.factor
index 3fc3d175a0..91b18d834b 100644
--- a/core/kernel/kernel-docs.factor
+++ b/core/kernel/kernel-docs.factor
@@ -578,18 +578,6 @@ HELP: prepose
 
 { compose prepose } related-words
 
-HELP: 3compose
-{ $values { "quot1" callable } { "quot2" callable } { "quot3" callable } { "compose" compose } }
-{ $description "Quotation composition. Outputs a " { $link callable } " which calls " { $snippet "quot1" } ", " { $snippet "quot2" } " and then " { $snippet "quot3" } "." }
-{ $notes
-    "The following two lines are equivalent:"
-    { $code
-        "3compose call"
-        "3append call"
-    }
-    "However, " { $link 3compose } " runs in constant time, and the compiler is able to compile code which calls composed quotations."
-} ;
-
 HELP: dip
 { $values { "x" object } { "quot" quotation } }
 { $description "Calls " { $snippet "quot" } " with " { $snippet "obj" } " hidden on the retain stack." }
@@ -814,7 +802,6 @@ ARTICLE: "compositional-combinators" "Compositional combinators"
 { $subsection 3curry }
 { $subsection with }
 { $subsection compose }
-{ $subsection 3compose }
 { $subsection prepose }
 "Quotations also implement the sequence protocol, and can be manipulated with sequence words; see " { $link "quotations" } "." ;
 
diff --git a/core/kernel/kernel.factor b/core/kernel/kernel.factor
index 1677a2faaa..bbe2d348d8 100644
--- a/core/kernel/kernel.factor
+++ b/core/kernel/kernel.factor
@@ -179,9 +179,6 @@ GENERIC: boa ( ... class -- tuple )
 : prepose ( quot1 quot2 -- compose )
     swap compose ; inline
 
-: 3compose ( quot1 quot2 quot3 -- compose )
-    compose compose ; inline
-
 ! Booleans
 : not ( obj -- ? ) [ f ] [ t ] if ; inline
 
diff --git a/extra/benchmark/xml/xml.factor b/extra/benchmark/xml/xml.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a61293cd99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/benchmark/xml/xml.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2008 Slava Pestov.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: io.encodings.utf8 io.files kernel sequences xml ;
+IN: benchmark.xml
+
+: xml-benchmark ( -- )
+    "resource:basis/xmode/modes/" [
+        [ utf8 <file-reader> read-xml drop ] each
+    ] with-directory-files ;
+
+MAIN: xml-benchmark
diff --git a/extra/combinators/lib/lib.factor b/extra/combinators/lib/lib.factor
index 9a668b8e6e..0ae86c48c4 100755
--- a/extra/combinators/lib/lib.factor
+++ b/extra/combinators/lib/lib.factor
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ MACRO: multikeep ( word out-indexes -- ... )
     [ tuck 2slip ] dip while ; inline
 
 : generate ( generator predicate -- obj )
-    [ dup ] swap [ dup [ nip ] unless not ] 3compose
+    '[ dup @ dup [ nip ] unless not ]
     swap [ ] do-while ;
 
 MACRO: predicates ( seq -- quot/f )
diff --git a/extra/inverse/inverse.factor b/extra/inverse/inverse.factor
index dfef23b56a..8a2ce57e70 100755
--- a/extra/inverse/inverse.factor
+++ b/extra/inverse/inverse.factor
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sequences assocs math arrays stack-checker effects generalizations
 continuations debugger classes.tuple namespaces make vectors
 bit-arrays byte-arrays strings sbufs math.functions macros
 sequences.private combinators mirrors
-combinators.short-circuit ;
+combinators.short-circuit fry ;
 IN: inverse
 
 TUPLE: fail ;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ M: no-inverse summary
     dup word? [ "Badly formed math inverse" throw ] when 1quotation ;
 
 : swap-inverse ( math-inverse revquot -- revquot* quot )
-    next assure-constant rot second [ swap ] swap 3compose ;
+    next assure-constant rot second '[ @ swap @ ] ;
 
 : pull-inverse ( math-inverse revquot const -- revquot* quot )
     assure-constant rot first compose ;
@@ -236,8 +236,7 @@ DEFER: _
     ] recover ; inline
 
 : true-out ( quot effect -- quot' )
-    out>> [ ndrop ] curry
-    [ t ] 3compose ;
+    out>> '[ @ _ ndrop t ] ;
 
 : false-recover ( effect -- quot )
     in>> [ ndrop f ] curry [ recover-fail ] curry ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/gitbot/gitbot.factor b/extra/irc/gitbot/gitbot.factor
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93ccb2b407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/irc/gitbot/gitbot.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2008 Slava Pestov.
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: fry irc.client irc.client.private kernel namespaces
+sequences threads io.encodings.8-bit io.launcher io splitting
+make mason.common mason.updates calendar math alarms ;
+IN: irc.gitbot
+
+: bot-profile ( -- obj )
+    "irc.freenode.org" 6667 "jackass" f <irc-profile> ;
+
+: bot-channel ( -- seq ) "#concatenative" ;
+
+GENERIC: handle-message ( msg -- )
+
+M: object handle-message drop ;
+
+: bot-loop ( chat -- )
+    dup hear handle-message bot-loop ;
+
+: start-bot ( -- chat )
+    bot-profile <irc-client>
+    [ connect-irc ]
+    [
+        [ bot-channel <irc-channel-chat> dup ] dip
+        '[ _ [ _ attach-chat ] [ bot-loop ] bi ]
+        "GitBot" spawn drop
+    ] bi ;
+
+: git-log ( from to -- lines )
+    [
+        "git-log" ,
+        "--no-merges" ,
+        "--pretty=format:%h %an: %s" ,
+        ".." swap 3append ,
+    ] { } make
+    latin1 [ input-stream get lines ] with-process-reader ;
+
+: updates ( from to -- lines )
+    git-log reverse
+    dup length 4 > [ 4 head "... and more" suffix ] when ;
+
+: report-updates ( from to chat -- )
+    [ updates ] dip
+    [ 1 seconds sleep ] swap
+    '[ _ speak ] interleave ;
+
+: check-for-updates ( chat -- )
+    [ git-id git-pull-cmd short-running-process git-id ] dip
+    report-updates ;
+
+: bot ( -- )
+    start-bot
+    '[ _ check-for-updates ] 5 minutes every drop ;
+
+MAIN: bot
diff --git a/extra/sequences/lib/lib.factor b/extra/sequences/lib/lib.factor
index 9dc01c04fa..68bea839a9 100755
--- a/extra/sequences/lib/lib.factor
+++ b/extra/sequences/lib/lib.factor
@@ -90,12 +90,8 @@ ERROR: element-not-found ;
     dupd find over [ element-not-found ] unless
     >r cut rest r> swap ; inline
 
-: (map-until) ( quot pred -- quot )
-    [ dup ] swap 3compose
-    [ [ drop t ] [ , f ] if ] compose [ find 2drop ] curry ;
-
 : map-until ( seq quot pred -- newseq )
-    (map-until) { } make ;
+    '[ [ @ dup @ [ drop t ] [ , f ] if ] find 2drop ] { } make ;
 
 : take-while ( seq quot -- newseq )
     [ not ] compose