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My favorite illustration is from Thinking Forth by Leo Brodie. Here is a link to an article with my favorite picture from the book as its main image: https://
by nickcw 4y ago
My favorite illustration is from Thinking Forth by Leo Brodie.
Here is a link to an article with my favorite picture from the book as its main image:
https://hackerboss.com/thinking-forth-the-unsung-classic/ https://hackerboss.com/thinking-forth-the-unsung-classic/
It shows the "Universal Processor" which looks like a cross between a computer and a liquidizer and has a big knob on the front with "Data", "Word", "Food" on it! It is a humorous illustration of "An overgeneralized solution".
In fact Thinking Forth has lots of great humorous cartoons and super insights into making real software that it is still a good read today. You'll learn a bit of Forth too!
I read this book at a formative age, and despite not writing a great deal of Forth code, the philosophy of this book has stuck with me.
Here is a link where you can get an electronic copy as it is out of print now and Leo Brodie has graciously allowed it to be distributed under the Creative Commons license.
https://thinking-forth.sourceforge.net/ https://thinking-forth.sourceforge.net/