Re:Easy Forth
by bell-cot on Monday September 22, 2025 @10:05AM
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It's a cool little niche language. If you're neither interested in the coolness, nor its little niche - there's no need to be dismissive.
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Yes, my comment came across a bit harsh, and it’s fine to pick up a few negative karma points. But I keep seeing Forth posts every two weeks where everyone has just built yet another interpreter.
Actually I did a few projects with Forth and I find it very cool:
[0] https://github.com/s-macke/Forthly
[1] https://github.com/s-macke/starflight-reverse
[2] https://s-macke.github.io/concepts-of-programming-languages/...
I like that way of thinking about it - now I want my negative karma points separated into their own bucket even if the final summary is presented out, I think its an interesting signal.
Dang & Co. doubtless see such things - but I'd bet it'll never be shown to regular users. Too little utility, vs. too tempting for a small minority to game in unhealthy ways.