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1985 FORML Conferences Proceedings: Seventh Asilomar FORML Conference Nov 29-Dec 1, 1985, Pacific Grove, CA USA & EuroFORML Conference Oct. 25 -27, 1985, Stettenfels Castle, West Germany ... Read more

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Now in it's Third Edition (2004), this enduring work is the only book to fully explore not just the semantics of the Forth programming language, but also the philosophy and style that is used by its most successful practitioners. Interestingly, this philosophy applies well to programming practice in any language. ... Read more

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Excellent Forth resource. But only Forth.
If you program in Forth, this book is mind-opening. I second the reviewer who said you should read this book after reading "Starting Forth".

However, to the reviews along the lines of "You don't use Forth? Doesn't matter": I think this book would be very hard going for someone not familiar with Forth. In fact, it is a bit dated, and there are better, more modern books available on non-Forth design, factoring, etc.

Also note that the copyright holder has made this edition of the book (2004) freely available online. Buying from Amazon saves you from getting square eyes (or using up all your print toner).

The ORIGINAL Refactoring Reference
As a teacher/programmer I found this to be a phenomenal piece of work.One of the hottest items in programming today is refactoring - it's here.Object orientation, modularity, top-down, bottom-up, it's all here.You can't read this book without becomming a better programmer regardless of the language.But you don't want to just read it.Work through the examples, follow the logic until you understand it - really understand it.You don't use Forth?Doesn't matter.The principles of problem analysis and good program construction are language independent.Try this one - you'll like it.Learning to function in the sparce yet luxuriant Forth universe will change the way you program.

More than a FORTH text
Thinking FORTH is as much about philosophy of problem solving and programming style as FORTH.Concepts presented in this '84 publication were light years ahead of their time.OOPs concepts, including data encapsulation, modularity and overloading are explained in simple understandable terms (although with different terminology).Emphisis is on eligance, flexibility and reusability, written in Leo Brodie's unique style.(NO YOU CAN'T HAVE MINE!)

A core conceptual work on FORTH
FORTH isn't for everyone, the use of Reverse Polish Notation, stack operations, and language extensibility can be daunting.But, between Starting Forth as a tutorial and this work providing conceptual insight,there is a path for self study that can bring you along to intermediatelevel with a reasonable investment of time.Add the FORTH Programmer'sHandbook, the ANSI spec and a freeware FORTH package for your flavor of OS(including PalmOS, UNIX, WINDOWS, MSDOS, just about everything has aversion) available via the net, and you've got everything you need toexplore and learn this powerful, extensible, and compact language.

The Second Forth Book
This is the second book on Forth that should be read by any person interested in learning Forth.After finishing the examples in Brodies first book, read this one to pick up on how a Forth programmer solvesdifferent programming problems.You will find that the methods learned areapplicable to all languages but especially useful in the iterative stylethat is Forth. ... Read more

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Extending the FORTH kernel in the direction of scientific problem solving, this book illustrates advanced FORTH programming techniques with nontrivial applications. These include high speed real and complex floating point arithmetic, numerical integration, linear equations, and differential equations. ... Read more

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1986 FORML Conference Proceedings of the Forth Modification Library. Eighth Asilomar FORML Conference, November 28-30, 1986, Pacific Grove, California. ... Read more

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THIS 50 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: New Pearl of Great Price, by Peter Bonus. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564591425. ... Read more

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Forth Application Techniques was originally designed for use in programming classes, where students work through each chapter by doing the exercises on a computer.We at FORTH, Inc. have trained several thousand programmers to use Forth with versions of this book. Over the years we have adapted the content to reflect changes in common Forth usage and evolving computer and OS technology. We have also continually updated the problems to reflect the kinds of issues programmers face in real-world programming. This Fifth Edition is the latest, updated in 2008. ... Read more

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Uses explanatory narratives and case studies to present the basic principles of business law. ... Read more

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THIS 26 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Key to the Hebrew-Egyptian Mystery in the Source of Measures, by John A. Parker. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564595196. ... Read more