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What about Forth? I quite like the way it eschews too much abstraction and can go from very low level to high level with a lot less code (and less bugs). Give
by mickduprez 7y ago
What about Forth?
I quite like the way it eschews too much abstraction and can go from very low level to high level with a lot less code (and less bugs).
Given the current interest with IoT and the proliferation of cheap micro controllers it might be due for a resurgence(?).
- kragen 7y agoI like Forth but I always seem to make my programs too clever in it. If I write them in C or assembly instead it takes longer but has less bugs. Probably people with better self-discipline than I have can do wonders in Forth. Current micros are a bit big for Forth, though. You can run C or C++ on them. If you have only 4K or 8K of code space and 128–512 bytes of RAM the case for C over Forth gets a lot weaker. Maybe we'll see a resurgence of Forth when we get nanobots.