Starting Forth
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Starting Forth
Leo Brodie
5 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2008–2019.
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Starting Forth also by Brodie would probably be a better “spec” for implementing a Forth.
Leo Brodie's 'Starting Forth'. Just a great book on how to think about factoring a program.
Although you might prefer to start off with "Starting Forth" first.
Where it comes up
- Alan Kay's answer to ‘what are some forgotten books programmers should read?’ 2019 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Must Read CS Books For Self Self-Taught Programmers 2011 · 1 recommendation
- Which is your favorite 70-80s computer book? 2008 · 1 recommendation