The evolution of Forth

Authors:
Elizabeth D. Rather;Donald R. Colburn;Charles H. Moore
Affiliations:
FORTH, Inc., Manhattan Beach, CA;Creative Solutions, Inc., Rockville, MD;Computer Cowboys, Woodside, CA
Venue:
History of programming languages---II
Year:
1996

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Abstract

Forth is unique among programming languages in that its development and proliferation has been a grass-roots effort unsupported by any major corporate or academic sponsors. Originally conceived and developed by a single individual, its later development has progressed under two significant influences: professional programmers who developed tools to solve application problems and then commercialized them, and the interests of hobbyists concerned with free distribution of Forth. These influences have produced a language markedly different from traditional programming languages.