Forth is an unusual language in that it is stack based. Although this is its greatest strength it is also a source of confusion when first learning the language.

This introduction uses a graphic metaphor called StackFlow to ease that confusion. It may also be of interest to more experienced Forth programmers.

• Using Forth's Command Line Interpreter
• Stack Operators
• Extending the Dictionary
• "Mix 'n' Match" Control Structures
• Entering the Third Dimension
• And There's More...
• About the Author

This introduction to Forth is also available as a 33k .ZIP file for offline reading.

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Gordon Charlton -- gordon@charlton.demon.co.uk