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Factor is another interesting concatenative programming language (inspired by Forth): http://concatenative.org/ http://concatenative.org/ I've been playing arou
by bjz_ 13y ago
Factor is another interesting concatenative programming language (inspired by Forth): http://concatenative.org/ http://concatenative.org/ I've been playing around with it for the past few days and found it to be very well documented. Well worth a look if you're looking for something to bend you mind in new ways!
- ggchappell 13y agoI like Factor a lot. Forth has always struck me as something with potential; but, alas, it's stuck in the 70s. Data structures are painful. You can forget about anything like generics, polymorphism, interfaces, etc. It supports functional programming poorly. It fails to benefit from modern ideas about modules/namespaces or type systems that stay out of your way. And there is no protection from anything at all. When I look at Factor, I find myself thinking, "This is what Forth should have been." So, yes, Factor is worth a look. Certainly as a mind-expander, and possibly as a practical production language (just guessing here).