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Re:Implementing a Forth by rwmj on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @08:20AM (#44169176)
I highly doubt it's useful these days on general purpose computers, where even the very smallest ones can easily implement C (or better) or even run a whole operating system like Zephyr or Yocto.

However if you're creating your own computer from scratch or have other artificial constraints (like it needs to fit into a boot sector[1]), and if you want to really understand precisely how your language works down to the lowest level detail while still having high-ish level constructs, then Forth is the ideal small language for that.

[1] https://github.com/cesarblum/sectorforth

Re:Implementing a Forth by anthk on Tuesday June 03, 2025 @10:08AM (#44170344)
Arduino's, ESP32 based minicomputers, TRS100 like handheld computers...