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by 7thaccount 729 days ago
I think a lot of recent Forths (at least outside of the embedded space) have been written in C or C++ rather than assembly now that the processors are incredibly complicated. Of course, you can write forth on anything including the JVM or in Python...etc.
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cess11 729 days ago
I think jonesforth is the most popular implementation teaching implementation: https://github.com/nornagon/jonesforth/blob/master/jonesfort...

Factor might be a counterexample if one considers it a Forth, the VM is in part implemented in C++: https://github.com/factor/factor

I think it's portability and ease of development rather than CPU architecture complexity that makes someone pick C/C++ over assembly when implementing a Forth system. Because the Forth won't need much of the assembly language or obscure CPU instructions, the complexity of the architecture won't really matter to whoever is implementing it.

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7thaccount 728 days ago
JonesForth is popular for teaching, but most implemented Forths people talk about on r/forth seem to only be written in ASM if the target is embedded. Portability, simplicity, and the complexity of modern processors just seem to make ASM less of a good option these days. I'm no forth expert though...mainly a lurker.
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cess11 728 days ago
I don't know what "r/forth" is. Some conference?

I'm absolutely not an expert, just a long time enjoyer of some classic Forth books and certain concatenative languages.

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psb 728 days ago
r/forth is a subreddit - so https://<reddit url>/r/forth
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cess11 728 days ago
OK, so a web forum then. I avoid Reddit, I don't believe in corporations as stewards of web forums.
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7thaccount 727 days ago
Reddit has issues, but searching for topic + "reddit" is one of the only remaining ways to make Google not a piece of steaming ad-infested garbage. For example, if you want to find the best budget rollerblades, Google will happily serve you page after page of auto-generated garbage. On reddit you can find real enthusiasts giving recommendations.

Also ...ycombinator isn't exactly just a community run bulletin board either. Although HN not being ad infested is absolutely amazing. Also the simple design.

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