Forth

Summary

Forth is a programming language^[1]. Forth ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,557 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Forth was influenced by Lisp^[3].
• Forth was influenced by APL^[4].
• Forth was influenced by Burroughs large systems^[5].
• Forth's instance of is recorded as programming language^[6].
• Forth's instance of is recorded as interpreted language^[7].
• Forth's instance of is recorded as compiled language^[8].
• Forth's developer is recorded as Charles H. Moore^[9].
• Forth's designed by is recorded as Charles H. Moore^[10].
• Forth's Commons category is recorded as Forth (programming language)^[11].
• 1970 marks the founding of Forth^[12].
• Forth's official website is recorded as https://forth-standard.org/^[13].
• Forth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Forth (programming language)^[14].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as fth^[15].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as fs^[16].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as 4th^[17].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as fb^[18].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as f^[19].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as forth^[20].
• Forth's described by source is recorded as Esolang^[21].
• Forth's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[22].
• Forth's programming paradigm is recorded as stack-oriented programming^[23].
• Forth's programming paradigm is recorded as reflective programming^[24].
• Forth's programming paradigm is recorded as concatenative programming^[25].
• Forth's typing discipline is recorded as typeless^[26].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[6], interpreted language^[7], and compiled language^[8].

History and Context

1970 marks the founding of Forth^[12].

Why It Matters

Forth ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,557 views/month).^[2] Forth has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] Forth is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]

Forth has been cited as an influence by Befunge^[29], an esoteric programming language^[30], founded in 1993^[31]; Joy^[32], a programming language^[33], founded in 2001^[34]; Factor^[35], a programming language^[36], founded in 2003^[37]; RPL^[38], a programming language^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1984^[41]; REBOL^[42], a multi-paradigm programming language^[43], founded in 1997^[44]; and TRAC^[45], a programming language^[46], founded in 1964^[47].

FAQs

Who did Forth influence?

Forth has been cited as an influence by Befunge^[29], Joy^[32], Factor^[35], and RPL^[38].