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		amatic on Jan 13, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What the hell is Forth? (2019) I couldn't get jonesforth to compile correctly. Not sure why. I found a python and a javascript implementation, not sure if I like them. Any recommendations?

anyfoo on Jan 13, 2023 | [–]

Do you maybe want to tell us how exactly "not compile correctly" manifested?

amalgamated_inc on Jan 13, 2023 | [–]

I made tons of typos in both the assembly and Forth part when I did mine, but it did end up compiling correctly. Hunting the typos down was hard though because you get literally 0 feedback.

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