Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
> On 27/06/2018 21:00, Peter Percival wrote:
>> Gareth's Downstairs Computer wrote:
>>> On 27/06/2018 20:23, Peter Percival wrote:
>>>> There seem to be a number of Forths that run on Raspberry Pi.  Is it
>>>> possible to say which one of them is best?
>>>
>>> The one that you write for yourself?
>>>
>>
>> Would that I could!
>>
>
> IMHO where Forth falls down it is because it is a write-only
> language; programs other than the limited training exercises
> being difficult to fathom out.
>
> Taking an analogy with the building trades, it is very easy to
> understand the simple operation of laying bricks, but were you to
> attempt building a hospital by laying a few bricks without sight
> of the complete project, you'd very soon end up with little more
> than a pile of bricks.
>
> If you're starting out, I recommend that you take Python in your
> stride; there's a very goo book about Python for the RPi

I know Python 2 (I'm not sure how different Python 3 is) but I want to
play with Forth just for the fun of it.

> (Sorry if I'm teaching you to suck eggs)

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