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oils
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SaaSHub
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AdventOfCode
My Advent of Code solutions. I also upload videos of my solves: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuWLIm0l4sDpEe28t41WITA
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SaaSHub
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- I learned Snobol and then wrote a toy Forth
- Factor programming language (modern Forth)
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The FORTH code for Chipwits is released in the game's 40th anniversary
Factor addresses some of these concerns and instead of giving you a bare metal REPL you get a Smalltalk-like image: https://factorcode.org/
It's rather neat.
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As you learn Forth, it learns from you (1981)
Forth has integers and that's about it. You can have words that interpret the integers and e.g. show you characters instead, but it's usually just a thin cover over the numbers.
The JVM is stack-based and static typing rather common in the languages that runs on it.
Factor has dynamic typing, though I haven't thought much about that, it kind of stays in the background. It's more a tool for problem solving than a description of some type theory: https://factorcode.org/
- An Exploration of SBCL Internals (2020)
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My history with Forth, and stack machines
My impression so far is (in general), Forth are practically limited to doing embedded/microcontroller development.
For us, web/mobile/desktop app devs, beside:
- 8th (https://8th-dev.com)
- Factor (https://factorcode.org)
Any suggestion which implementation we should look for?
- Forth: The programming language that writes itself: The Web Page
- Retro: A Modern, Pragmatic Forth
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Pharo 11, the pure object-oriented language and environment is released!
Factor is also very much worth a look. Forth-style syntax, but with many of the ideas from CL and Smalltalk as well. In fact as a CL fan, I was very impressed by it. It's also quite "batteries included" a la Python.
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The toki pona of programming.
Otherwise, and more seriously, I'm not completely sure variables are needed. Factor is quite usable (it's my favorite go-to language if I quickly need to script something), and mostly doesn't have them.
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