Didn't know about StrongForth.

As for Kitten, I didn't like the syntax. To me the interesting thing about Forth-like languages is the postfix/rpn syntax, which Kitten moves to far away from. I really liked how `if` in Factor was just a postfix word like any other, where the then- and else-clause was just quotation arguments.

I'm sure Kitten is a fine language, it just wasn't what I was looking for.

Replies like this always make me cringe in self doubt.

There are so many projects I started because I was interested in the problem set, got to a point where I was proud of the result, only to change my search terms just a little and find an established project by someone else.

And sometimes I read replies like this and I think it feels like someone just saying "repost: " and linking fifteen other HN threads.

Wasn't my intent to dismiss it as anything like a repost, the WebAssembly target is all new, Kitten and StrongForth don't offer that.

If it's a problem domain that needs more exploration, there's nothing wrong with forging ahead. If nobody ever did that we'd still be using COBOL.

Also Mirth (which is not established but looks fun).