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OK: An implementation of the K5 programming language

54 points by RodgerTheGreat 12y ago

mpu 12y ago
Hi, I really like that you use Whitney's style in your javascript! This is a good tribute to this great programmer.
mrcsparker 12y ago
kuro5hin is already in Perl :) This looks great. Going to play with this later.
Scaevolus 12y ago
Fun for interview questions: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/examples/strings.k https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/examples/str...
101914 12y ago
Contrast with "An implementation of the K5 interpreter." Or maybe others see them as one in the same? Of course from a performance and aesthetic perspective there is a world of difference between node.js and the tiny q/k interpreter from kx systems. On the other hand, the author's "Forth interpeter" in PostScript (Four.PS) is, at least from a reading standpoint, a thing of beauty. IMHO. Rightly or wrongly, I think of the PostScript interpreter as Forth-like, so I might be tempted to call Four.PS an implementation of the "Forth language", i.e., a small part of it.
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bjconlan 12y ago
Damit! Piped at the post with the name. (I had a working title of 'ohk' of my own k5 impl (based of rob pike's ivy) although like most things I do will probably never see the light of day. A js implementation! This is something I can't wait to play with! Thanks!
tlack 12y ago
Really interesting. This could even be implemented as a require() provider so that you could mix K and JavaScript in your Node app. Is there somewhere to follow along with the development of K5?
- RodgerTheGreat 12y ago
  Your best bet is http://kparc.com http://kparc.com It's worth checking out the archive.org wayback machine view of the site, as the information and examples available change from time to time.
- srpeck 12y ago
  Some interesting things often get posted to http://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/ http://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/ from time to time. For example, old posts from geocar contain screenshots of the kOS desktop.
divs1210 12y ago
That is the most beautiful javascript code I have ever seen.

mpu 12y ago

Hi, I really like that you use Whitney's style in your javascript! This is a good tribute to this great programmer.

mrcsparker 12y ago

kuro5hin is already in Perl :) This looks great. Going to play with this later.

Scaevolus 12y ago

Fun for interview questions: https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/examples/strings.k https://github.com/JohnEarnest/ok/blob/gh-pages/examples/str...

101914 12y ago

Contrast with "An implementation of the K5 interpreter." Or maybe others see them as one in the same? Of course from a performance and aesthetic perspective there is a world of difference between node.js and the tiny q/k interpreter from kx systems. On the other hand, the author's "Forth interpeter" in PostScript (Four.PS) is, at least from a reading standpoint, a thing of beauty. IMHO. Rightly or wrongly, I think of the PostScript interpreter as Forth-like, so I might be tempted to call Four.PS an implementation of the "Forth language", i.e., a small part of it.

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bjconlan 12y ago

Damit! Piped at the post with the name. (I had a working title of 'ohk' of my own k5 impl (based of rob pike's ivy) although like most things I do will probably never see the light of day. A js implementation! This is something I can't wait to play with! Thanks!

tlack 12y ago

Really interesting. This could even be implemented as a require() provider so that you could mix K and JavaScript in your Node app. Is there somewhere to follow along with the development of K5?

RodgerTheGreat 12y ago
Your best bet is http://kparc.com http://kparc.com It's worth checking out the archive.org wayback machine view of the site, as the information and examples available change from time to time.
srpeck 12y ago
Some interesting things often get posted to http://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/ http://www.reddit.com/r/apljk/ from time to time. For example, old posts from geocar contain screenshots of the kOS desktop.

divs1210 12y ago

That is the most beautiful javascript code I have ever seen.