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This is hard to believe, as in this thread and everywhere, the only software used to tout Forth is low-level stuff. Even if Forth was able to be squeezed into a
by LessDmesg 7y ago
This is hard to believe, as in this thread and everywhere, the only software used to tout Forth is low-level stuff. Even if Forth was able to be squeezed into a high-level language, it doesn't seem to have any advantage, or, in fact any differences from existing ones. What would a high-level Forth bring to the table that Java or e.g. Clojure don't have?
- jacquesm 7y agoBecause Forth isn't really an application development language as much as it is a very flexible toolbox for programmers who are toolmakers themselves. You can write full applications in it but that is not where Forth shines. If I had to bring up a new machine though that would be one of the first things I would port. (And it would take a couple of hours at most once the hardware was up and running)