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Re:Thinking Forth: A Language and Philosophy for Solving Pro... by DonHopkins on Thursday February 08, 2024 @07:43AM (#39301265)
PostScript is kind of like a cross between Forth and Lisp. But it's actually a lot more like Lisp than Forth: high level, polymorphic, homoiconic, etc.

on: What are the enduring innovations of Lisp? (2022):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36159999

>PostScript is as truly homoiconic and polymorphic and interactive as Lisp.

on: Masterminds of Programming: Chuck Moore (2009):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21964186

on: Sun's NeWS was a mistake, as are all toolkit-in-server windowing systems (2013) (utoronto.ca):

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22456471

    FORTH ?KNOW IF
        HONK!
    ELSE
        FORTH LEARN!
    THEN
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29261771

on: Forth vs Lisp:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29261810

NeWS PostScript stuff:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22456831

Lisp in Forth:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26882117

Re:Thinking Forth: A Language and Philosophy for Solving Pro... by fuzztester on Thursday February 08, 2024 @10:22AM (#39302946)
Re the HONK! snippet:

Can't resist reposting this:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39109122

3rd comment down the subthread.