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The Evolution of Forth
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This paper was given at the ACM SIGPLAN History of Programming Languages
Conference (HOPL II) in April, 1993. It was published in ACM SIGPLAN Notices,
Volume 28, No. 3 March 1993.
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Abstract
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Authors
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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.
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Elizabeth D. Rather
FORTH, Inc.
111 N. Sepulveda Blvd.,
Suite 300
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266
Donald R. Colburn
c/o Digital Media Magic
14712 Westbury Rd.
Rockville, MD 20853
Charles H. Moore
Computer Cowboys
410 Star Hill Road
Woodside, CA 94062
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