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I have a hard time imagining how some tasks could be managed while using the disciplines that make Forth useful. What are some examples of highly complex tasks

by Lerc 10y ago

I have a hard time imagining how some tasks could be managed while using the disciplines that make Forth useful. What are some examples of highly complex tasks that have had Forth programs written for? Something like Starcraft in Forth. Or perhaps the most complicated Paint Program written in Forth.

richard_todd 10y ago
I almost said "uh, Starcraft was written in Forth" but I was thinking of Starflight. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight)
keenerd 10y ago
There is the "Workstation in a Mouse" http://www.ultratechnology.com/scope.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/scope.htm Bit of a toy demo though since it only ran a single fake program. A chess game: http://www.ultratechnology.com/chess.html http://www.ultratechnology.com/chess.html The largest serious suite I know of is a VLSI CAD/simulator for silicon chip design: http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad2.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad2.htm Pictures of it in action: http://www.ultratechnology.com/tape1-2.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/tape1-2.htm
polm23 10y ago
Philae, the probe that landed on a comet, used Forth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTX2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTX2010 ChipWits was a programming game written in MacFORTH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChipWits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChipWits
netten 10y ago
forth was used in the philae lander, http://www.cpushack.com/2014/11/12/here-comes-philae-powered-by-an-rtx2010/ http://www.cpushack.com/2014/11/12/here-comes-philae-powered...
oneshot12345 10y ago
Look here for a colorforth like system: https://github.com/phreda4/reda4 https://github.com/phreda4/reda4 Many programs, 2d, 3d, editors, voxels, compilers, etc .. Everything is written in that colorforth inspired language.
yiyus 10y ago
Chuck Moore, who invented FORTH, uses his own CAD system written in his own Forth-like language to design Forth chips. It is a very complex task and Forth discipline is strongly enforced in the whole process. CM also wrote colorForth, which includes what you could call a simple panting program (it is used to draw font glyphs). In embedded environments like control systems or CNC, it is also quite common to find some kind of Forth. These are not exactly painting programs, but they are used to paint with laser or water jet on real world materials, which is cooler. And, although it is not Forth, postscript follows similar principles. You could consider ps as a quite advanced paint program.

by Lerc 10y ago

richard_todd 10y ago

I almost said "uh, Starcraft was written in Forth" but I was thinking of Starflight. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight)

keenerd 10y ago

There is the "Workstation in a Mouse" http://www.ultratechnology.com/scope.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/scope.htm Bit of a toy demo though since it only ran a single fake program. A chess game: http://www.ultratechnology.com/chess.html http://www.ultratechnology.com/chess.html The largest serious suite I know of is a VLSI CAD/simulator for silicon chip design: http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad2.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/okad2.htm Pictures of it in action: http://www.ultratechnology.com/tape1-2.htm http://www.ultratechnology.com/tape1-2.htm

polm23 10y ago

Philae, the probe that landed on a comet, used Forth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTX2010 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTX2010 ChipWits was a programming game written in MacFORTH. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChipWits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChipWits

netten 10y ago

forth was used in the philae lander, http://www.cpushack.com/2014/11/12/here-comes-philae-powered-by-an-rtx2010/ http://www.cpushack.com/2014/11/12/here-comes-philae-powered...

oneshot12345 10y ago

Look here for a colorforth like system: https://github.com/phreda4/reda4 https://github.com/phreda4/reda4 Many programs, 2d, 3d, editors, voxels, compilers, etc .. Everything is written in that colorforth inspired language.

yiyus 10y ago

Chuck Moore, who invented FORTH, uses his own CAD system written in his own Forth-like language to design Forth chips. It is a very complex task and Forth discipline is strongly enforced in the whole process. CM also wrote colorForth, which includes what you could call a simple panting program (it is used to draw font glyphs). In embedded environments like control systems or CNC, it is also quite common to find some kind of Forth. These are not exactly painting programs, but they are used to paint with laser or water jet on real world materials, which is cooler. And, although it is not Forth, postscript follows similar principles. You could consider ps as a quite advanced paint program.