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	~~My name is Jason Damisch. I am the instructor of the Forth Class.~~

	~~FORTH CLASS 8:00PM THURSDAYS EXCEPT WHEN 5 MINUTES OF FAME OCCURS.~~

	~~I will strive to write useful and interesting information here.~~

	I am involved with the The Forth Interest Group or FIG for short. It is the area Forth club, and has been around for many years. I was at the FIG meeting today ( 10-12-09 ) and was able to have a stack of Forth Books given to me which will go into the library at Noisebridge. These books are

	~~Starting Forth - primer~~

	~~Thinking Forth - read after Starting Forth or Mastering Forth, Teaches good Forth Style~~

	~~Discover Forth - primer~~

	~~Mastering Forth (2x) - primer~~

	~~Forth Notebook - more advanced example code~~

	~~Inside F83 - Explains the F83 Forth system, gives an overview of how a Forth system works inside.~~


	~~Our copy of Starting Forth is falling apart. If anybody can have this book rebound I would appreciate it.~~

	~~An online copy of the book Starting Forth can be found here.~~

	~~http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html~~


	~~About 15 people showed up for the FIG meeting. The FIG website is here~~

	~~http://www.forth.org/~~


	~~The annual Forth Day will be held at Stanford University, Saturday November 21st~~

	~~http://www.forth.org/svfig/next.html~~


	~~I'll be at that meeting. Charles Moore, the inventor of Forth, should be there as well.~~

	~~FIG holds meetings at Stanford University every third Saturday of the month. The one in November is Forth Day, which is special.~~


	~~I'll be teaching out of the book "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie. It is considered a classic in the Forth Community. It is a clear and easy to understand introduction to Forth, and kind funny too.~~

	long time ago, I wrote an arcade game in Forth for the Atari ST called Skampy. It actually runs fast and is stable. It has everything a videogame is supposed to have, speed, sound, collision detection, levels, scoring. I will show it to anybody who is interested in seeing it. There is even an end cartoon for the people who get past the 10th level. LOL Good Luck!


	~~WHAT IS FORTH?~~

	~~Forth is programming in the extensible Macro Assembler of a very simple~~
	~~virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for parameter passing, and one for holding~~
	~~return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.~~


	~~WHAT ABOUT FORTH?~~

	Programming in Forth can be creative in that the language itself is malleable. There is no difference between built in keywords or words which you define yourself. Programming with Forth is programming with the fewest restrictions possible. Forth is malleable, one can invent their own syntax and craft how the names of the words appear together in phrases. Both are examples of what Forth code can look like.

	~~A. FAUCET ON 25 SECONDS FAUCET OFF~~

	~~B. *()=< 4123 @#!$~~

	There is a good style to Forth code. Example B would probably be considered bad and unreadable Forth code, while example A would be considered good Forth code. If you learn good Forth style and good Forth practices then you can use the simple tool called Forth. Forth is like any simple too which a craft person uses to create something insomuch as one requires skill, style, and correct technique to use the tool well.

	~~A Forth system in my mind is like a fine watch. All of the pieces of the watch fit together to form a beautiful machine which all function together in harmony. The insides of Forth are elegant.~~

	~~A part of Forth style is to strive for the simplest solution which will work well.~~


	~~FORTH EXTENSIONS~~

	One writes a Forth application by adding named subroutines called Words. By doing so one forms and extends the language into something which best suits the need at hand. One in essence creates a language which describes the problem clearly. Here are some Forth extensions.

	~~http://www.forth.org.ru/~mlg/mirror/home.earthlink.net/~neilbawd/index.html~~


	~~FORTH CLASS LIBRARIES~~

	~~yes it is object orientated and has inheritance.~~

	~~There has recently been published a Forth Foundation Library.~~

	~~http://code.google.com/p/ffl/~~


	~~WHAT CAN FORTH DO?~~

	In a nutshell, Forth can do anything that C can do, theoretically. Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages. These days Forth is mostly used in embedded systems which are resource constrained because Forth is very efficient. Here are some example of some applications which have been written using Forth.

	~~http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html~~


	~~WHERE TO ASK QUESTIONS?~~

	~~There is a Forth Usenet Group which has been around for ages.~~

	~~comp.lang.forth~~

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	One writes a Forth application by adding named subroutines called Words. By doing so one forms and extends the language into something which best suits the need at hand. One in essence creates a language which describes the problem clearly. Here ~~are some~~ are some Forth extensions.		One writes a Forth application by adding named subroutines called Words. By doing so one forms and extends the language into something which best suits the need at hand. One in essence creates a language which describes the problem clearly. Here are some Forth extensions.

	http://www.forth.org.ru/~mlg/mirror/home.earthlink.net/~neilbawd/index.html		http://www.forth.org.ru/~mlg/mirror/home.earthlink.net/~neilbawd/index.html
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	http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html		http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html


			WHERE TO ASK QUESTIONS?

			There is a Forth Usenet Group which has been around for ages.

			comp.lang.forth

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	Forth is programming in the extensible Macro Assembler of a very simple		Forth is programming in the extensible Macro Assembler of a very simple
	virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for ~~paramater~~ passing, and one for holding		virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for parameter passing, and one for holding
	return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.		return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.

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	There is a good style to Forth code. Example B would probably be considered bad and unreadable Forth code, while example A would be considered good Forth code. If you learn good Forth style and good Forth practices then you can use the simple tool called Forth. Forth is like any simple too which a craft person uses to create something insomuch as one requires skill, style, and correct technique to use the tool well.		There is a good style to Forth code. Example B would probably be considered bad and unreadable Forth code, while example A would be considered good Forth code. If you learn good Forth style and good Forth practices then you can use the simple tool called Forth. Forth is like any simple too which a craft person uses to create something insomuch as one requires skill, style, and correct technique to use the tool well.

			A Forth system in my mind is like a fine watch. All of the pieces of the watch fit together to form a beautiful machine which all function together in harmony. The insides of Forth are elegant.

	~~WHAT CAN~~ FORTH ~~DO?~~		A part of Forth style is to strive for the simplest solution which will work well.


			FORTH EXTENSIONS

	In a ~~nutshell,~~ Forth ~~can do anything that C can do, theoretically~~. ~~Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages~~. ~~These days Forth is mostly used~~ in ~~embedded systems~~ which ~~are resource constrained because Forth is very efficient~~. Here are some ~~example of~~ some ~~applications which have been written using~~ Forth.		One writes a Forth application by adding named subroutines called Words. By doing so one forms and extends the language into something which best suits the need at hand. One in essence creates a language which describes the problem clearly. Here are some are some Forth extensions.

	http://www.forth.~~com~~/~~starting-forth~~/index.html		http://www.forth.org.ru/~mlg/mirror/home.earthlink.net/~neilbawd/index.html


	FORTH CLASS LIBRARIES		FORTH CLASS LIBRARIES

	yes it is object orientated and has inheritance.		yes it is object orientated and has inheritance.

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	http://code.google.com/p/ffl/		http://code.google.com/p/ffl/


			WHAT CAN FORTH DO?

			In a nutshell, Forth can do anything that C can do, theoretically. Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages. These days Forth is mostly used in embedded systems which are resource constrained because Forth is very efficient. Here are some example of some applications which have been written using Forth.

			http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html

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	B. *()=< 4123 @#!$		B. *()=< 4123 @#!$

	There is a good style to Forth code. Example B would probably be considered bad and unreadable Forth code, while example A would be considered good Forth code. If you learn good Forth style and good Forth practices then you can use the simple tool called Forth. Forth is like any simple too which a craft person uses to create something insomuch as one requires skill, ~~deftness~~, and correct technique to use the tool well.		There is a good style to Forth code. Example B would probably be considered bad and unreadable Forth code, while example A would be considered good Forth code. If you learn good Forth style and good Forth practices then you can use the simple tool called Forth. Forth is like any simple too which a craft person uses to create something insomuch as one requires skill, style, and correct technique to use the tool well.

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	virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for paramater passing, and one for holding		virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for paramater passing, and one for holding
	return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.		return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.


			WHAT ABOUT FORTH?

			Programming in Forth can be creative in that the language itself is malleable. There is no difference between built in keywords or words which you define yourself. Programming with Forth is programming with the fewest restrictions possible. Forth is malleable, one can invent their own syntax and craft how the names of the words appear together in phrases. Both are examples of what Forth code can look like.

			A. FAUCET ON 25 SECONDS FAUCET OFF

			B. *()=< 4123 @#!$

			There is a good style to Forth code. Example B would probably be considered bad and unreadable Forth code, while example A would be considered good Forth code. If you learn good Forth style and good Forth practices then you can use the simple tool called Forth. Forth is like any simple too which a craft person uses to create something insomuch as one requires skill, deftness, and correct technique to use the tool well.

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	http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html		http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html


			FORTH CLASS LIBRARIES
			yes it is object orientated and has inheritance.

	There has recently been published a Forth Foundation Library.		There has recently been published a Forth Foundation Library.

	http://code.google.com/p/ffl/		http://code.google.com/p/ffl/

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	WHAT CAN FORTH DO?		WHAT CAN FORTH DO?

	In a nutshell, Forth can do anything that C can do, theoretically. Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages. These days Forth is mostly used in embedded systems which are resource constrained because Forth is very efficient. Here are some example of some applications which have been ~~writing~~ using Forth.		In a nutshell, Forth can do anything that C can do, theoretically. Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages. These days Forth is mostly used in embedded systems which are resource constrained because Forth is very efficient. Here are some example of some applications which have been written using Forth.

	http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html		http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html

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	FIG holds meetings at Stanford University every third Saturday of the month. The one in November is Forth Day, which is special.		FIG holds meetings at Stanford University every third Saturday of the month. The one in November is Forth Day, which is special.


	I'll be teaching out of the book "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie. It is considered a classic in the Forth Community. It is a clear and easy to understand introduction to Forth, and kind funny too.		I'll be teaching out of the book "Starting Forth" by Leo Brodie. It is considered a classic in the Forth Community. It is a clear and easy to understand introduction to Forth, and kind funny too.
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	WHAT CAN FORTH DO?		WHAT CAN FORTH DO?

	In a nutshell, Forth can do anything that C can do, theoretically. Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages. Here are some example of some applications which have been writing using Forth.		In a nutshell, Forth can do anything that C can do, theoretically. Both are very flexible general purpose programming languages. These days Forth is mostly used in embedded systems which are resource constrained because Forth is very efficient. Here are some example of some applications which have been writing using Forth.

	http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html		http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html

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	Inside F83 - Explains the F83 Forth system, gives an overview of how a Forth system works inside.		Inside F83 - Explains the F83 Forth system, gives an overview of how a Forth system works inside.


	Our copy of Starting Forth is falling apart. If anybody can have this book rebound I would appreciate it.		Our copy of Starting Forth is falling apart. If anybody can have this book rebound I would appreciate it.
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	http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html		http://www.forth.com/starting-forth/index.html


	About 15 people showed up for the FIG meeting. The FIG website is here		About 15 people showed up for the FIG meeting. The FIG website is here

	http://www.forth.org/		http://www.forth.org/


	The annual Forth Day will be held at Stanford University, Saturday November 21st		The annual Forth Day will be held at Stanford University, Saturday November 21st

	http://www.forth.org/svfig/next.html		http://www.forth.org/svfig/next.html


	I'll be at that meeting. Charles Moore, the inventor of Forth, should be there as well.		I'll be at that meeting. Charles Moore, the inventor of Forth, should be there as well.
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	long time ago, I wrote an arcade game in Forth for the Atari ST called Skampy. It actually runs fast and is stable. It has everything a videogame is supposed to have, speed, sound, collision detection, levels, scoring. I will show it to anybody who is interested in seeing it. There is even an end cartoon for the people who get past the 10th level. LOL Good Luck!		long time ago, I wrote an arcade game in Forth for the Atari ST called Skampy. It actually runs fast and is stable. It has everything a videogame is supposed to have, speed, sound, collision detection, levels, scoring. I will show it to anybody who is interested in seeing it. There is even an end cartoon for the people who get past the 10th level. LOL Good Luck!


	WHAT IS FORTH?		WHAT IS FORTH?
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	virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for paramater passing, and one for holding		virtual machine, one which features two stacks, one for paramater passing, and one for holding
	return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.		return addresses. It also features Reverse Polish Notation, or RPN.


	WHAT CAN FORTH DO?		WHAT CAN FORTH DO?

LOOP-HOG at 01:42, 25 October 2009

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	Hi,		Hi,

	My name is Jason Damisch. I am the instructor of the Forth Class. I will strive to write useful and interesting information here.		My name is Jason Damisch. I am the instructor of the Forth Class.

			FORTH CLASS 8:00PM THURSDAYS EXCEPT WHEN 5 MINUTES OF FAME OCCURS.

			I will strive to write useful and interesting information here.

	I am involved with the The Forth Interest Group or FIG for short. It is the area Forth club, and has been around for many years. I was at the FIG meeting today ( 10-12-09 ) and was able to have a stack of Forth Books given to me which will go into the library at Noisebridge. These books are		I am involved with the The Forth Interest Group or FIG for short. It is the area Forth club, and has been around for many years. I was at the FIG meeting today ( 10-12-09 ) and was able to have a stack of Forth Books given to me which will go into the library at Noisebridge. These books are

	Starting Forth - primer		Starting Forth - primer

	Thinking Forth - read after Starting Forth or Mastering Forth, Teaches good Forth Style		Thinking Forth - read after Starting Forth or Mastering Forth, Teaches good Forth Style

	Discover Forth - primer		Discover Forth - primer

	Mastering Forth (2x) - primer		Mastering Forth (2x) - primer

	Forth Notebook - more advanced example code		Forth Notebook - more advanced example code

	Inside F83 - Explains the F83 Forth system, gives an overview of how a Forth system works inside.		Inside F83 - Explains the F83 Forth system, gives an overview of how a Forth system works inside.