On 28/06/18 00:11, Peter Percival wrote:
> 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.
>
Well to hell with 'best' just tryu one and see if it works.

I ported FORTH to an 80186 embedded processor once.

Its huge fun.


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


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