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BrainiacV1-Dec-14 9:26
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OOF - Object Oriented FORTH

A language that uses the objects proposed on the stack to suggest the next command based on the best consumption of the stack contents. Think IntelliType that helps you code the application.

For those of you unfamiliar with FORTH, it is a stack based language that requires that you code a command (verb in FORTH speak) before you can use it. You, in effect, create a language tailored to the application. You can even rewrite the compiler as you go by creating commands that execute immediately when they are used instead of being compiled (think intelligent macros).

The hardest part of FORTH programming is keeping track of the stack as you go. Many a stack diagram has been written just to make sure you are composing a stack for later commands to consume properly.

The limitation of FORTH, is that the stack is composed of integer values, but if they can be replaced with objects (think HP-48 calculators), it could be much more powerful.

Since each FORTH command can be executed independently, groups can write and test their assignments and then zipper their code together without fear of collision (it would be a longer explanation to show how that works), which is something I done in my career and we've been able to rack up large systems in short time frames. We can literally fling code at a wall and it will all stick.

That's been my fantasy.
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