August 2021 - Meeting Notes

August 2021 Meeting Notes Compiled by Dave Jaffe Contributions from Kevin Appert and others SVFIG on Google+ Hangout: long url - tinyurl SVFIG on Google+ - SVFIG on YouTube - SVFIG on YouTube Live SVFIG YouTube Channel Zoom Chat
09:30	Start of the Recorder
09:33	Program Debugging in Forth- Bill Ragsdale Bill will present fourteen tools to use in testing and debugging Forth programs, covering techniques from the simplest text formatting through conditional execution to dynamic tracing. (Not all methods described may be available in all Forth systems.) Slides - url - pdf Video (40:24)
10:13	Controlling an Arduino LED with Forth Commands in a Spreadsheet - Joseph M. O'Conner Joe will present how to turn an Arduino LED on and off with Forth commands in a spreadsheet. Slides - url - pdf Video (11:03)
10:23	Object Oriented Forth - CH Ting "Chochain Lee and I have developed eForth for JavaScript, Java, and C++. The C++ implementation is extended to Windows and ESP32. To me, jeforth615 is the most interesting as it's source code is just 280 lines of html and can be loaded on any browser." Slides Video (24:33) wineForth502
10:48	Verilog Forth Processor - Don Golding "I will give a talk on a new System Verilog Forth processor I am working on with Demitri Peynado in England." Slides Video (37:13)
11:25	Deep Learning in Forth - Part I - Brad Nelson "In recent years, multilayer artificial neural networks have made tremendous strides solving a wide range of machine learning (ML) problems from image recognition to the generation of random cats. While typical ML libraries have hundreds of thousands of lines of code, Forth can be used to explore this domain with far less complexity." "This talk will kick off a multi-part series erecting a lexicon for ML programs in Forth." "In Part I, I'll introduce key deep learning ideas including: convolutional neural networks, automatic differentiation, and gradient descent." "I'll then build and benchmark low level building blocks for linear algebra and format conversion that later parts in the series will use as a foundation." Slides - Code Video (36:13)
12:10	LaFarr Stuart - In Memoriam - All assembled Video (2:22) SVFIG Obituary
12:12	A Day at the Vintage Computer Festival - Dave Jaffe "I will provide a photo review of the exhibits at the West Coast Vintage Computer Festival." Video (16:19) Slides VCF Program Guide
12:28	End of Meeting
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