Forth

Summary

Forth is a programming language^[1]. Forth ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 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 GND ID is recorded as 4017981-3^[10].
• Forth's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85050918^[11].
• Forth's designed by is recorded as Charles H. Moore^[12].
• Forth's Commons category is recorded as Forth (programming language)^[13].
• Forth's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Forth.wav^[14].
• +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Forth^[15].
• Forth's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02z81^[16].
• Forth's official website is recorded as https://forth-standard.org/^[17].
• Forth's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Forth (programming language)^[18].
• Forth's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 005.133^[19].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as fth^[20].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as fs^[21].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as 4th^[22].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as fb^[23].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as f^[24].
• Forth's file extension is recorded as forth^[25].
• Forth's described by source is recorded as Esolang^[26].
• Forth's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19701125^[27].

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Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1970-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Forth^[15].

Why It Matters

Forth ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month).^[2] Forth has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Forth is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Forth has been cited as an influence by Befunge^[30], an esoteric programming language^[31], founded in 1993^[32]; Joy^[33], a programming language^[34], founded in 2001^[35]; RPL^[36], a programming language^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1984^[39]; Factor^[40], a programming language^[41], founded in 2003^[42]; REBOL^[43], a multi-paradigm programming language^[44], founded in 1997^[45]; and TRAC^[46], a programming language^[47], founded in 1964^[48].

FAQs

Who did Forth influence?

Forth has been cited as an influence by Befunge^[30], Joy^[33], RPL^[36], and Factor^[40].