Chuck Moore's ColorForth: A Programming Language and Operating System Using Color as Syntax
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Summary
ColorForth is a modern redesign of the classic Forth programming language that uses color as punctuation for syntax. Created by Chuck Moore, it's both a programming language and a stand-alone operating system that can run without Windows. The language produces compact, efficient programs and is currently being ported to GreenArrays' c18 computer core. The article provides an overview of its features, status, and philosophy of creating tested, reliable applications.
Key quotes
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It also draws upon a 20-year evolution of minimal instruction-set microprocessors.
Now implemented to run under Windows, it can also stand-alone without an operating system.
Applications are recompiled from source with a simple optimizing compiler.
It is a simple, colorful programming language that produces compact, efficient programs.
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