Forth Programmer's Handbook
by Edward K. Conklin and Elizabeth D. Rather
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Every serious
Forth programmer
-- and everyone who
wants to be one --
needs this book!
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The book you've been waiting for -- a detailed, technical Forth manual for experienced programmers!
The Forth Programmer's Handbook is for programmers and engineers developing software using ANS Forth systems from FORTH, Inc. or other sources. Its emphasis is on using Forth to develop applications. The Handbook goes far beyond the popular tutorial Starting Forth, providing the level of detailed, technical information needed to truly master this powerful language.
Important topics included in the Forth Programmer's Handbook
(click on links to read excerpts; all material copyright 1997 by FORTH, Inc.):
- Welcome
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- Introduction
- Forth Language Features
- Forth Operating System Features
- The Forth Assembler
- Documentation and Programmer Aids
- Interactive Programming -- an Example
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- The Assembler
- Code Definitions
- Notational Conventions
- Use of the Stack in Code
- Macros
- Program Structures
- Example
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- Forth Fundamentals
- Stack Operations
- Arithmetic and Logical Operations
- Character and String Operations
- Numeric Output Words
- Program Structures
- The Text Interpreter
- Defining Words
- Exception Handling
- Compiling Words and Literals
- Compiler Directives
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- Programming Style and
- Editing Standards
- Guidelines for BLOCK-based Source
- Open Firmware Coding Style
- Wong's Rules for Readable Forth
- Naming Conventions
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- System Functions
- Vectored Routines
- System Environment
- Block-Based Disk Access
- File-Based Disk Access
- Overlays
- Word Lists
- Time and Timing Functions
- The Terminal Driver
- Text Interpreter Directives
- Dynamic Memory Management
- Floating Point
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- Appendices
- Glossary & Notation
- Abbreviations
- Glossary
- Data Types in Stack Notation
- Flags and IOR Codes
- Forth Glossary Notation
- Index to Forth Words
- Bibliography
- General Index
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