Starting Forth

By Leo Brodie

Book Overview

Revised

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0138430799
• ISBN13: 9780138430795
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 304 Pages

Customer Reviews

Reprint even if it IS available online

I bought my own used copy of this book, but it is available in its entirety online, so it is unlikely to ever be reprinted.

A Truly Amazing Book

Somebody REPRINT THIS BOOK!"Starting Forth" is the only Forth book I own. After reading it, I was able to implement a Forth runtime system, compiler, and interpreter, from scratch, in 8086 assembly - the results can be found at home.earthlink.net/~jknapka/jkf.html . I credit this mainly to Leo Brodie's skill as an expository writer. The book is a gem; if someone were to reprint it, I for one would buy several copies, just in case.The reason no one will reprint "Starting Forth" is that Forth is not sufficiently trendy. If we rename the language "JavaForth", we'll be drowning in reprints...Sigh.

Won't someone reprint this book?

A wonderful book. I bought mine in 1980, and a week later I had an old Northstar Z-80 computer running real-time behavioral experiments in FORTH at (so it seemed) blinding speed. We need this book!

The best introduction to Forth I've yet found

I'm saddened to find that this wonderful introduction to Forth (and computer programming in general) is out of print. I was hoping to restock my supply of a handy gift-book for anyone interested in a broader perspective on computer science.

This is the best introductory book on Forth programming

"Starting Forth" is perhaps one of the best books on computer programming, ever. Leo Brodie blends just enough humor, theory, and practical examples to really teach the reader about the advantages of the Forth languange and philosophy of programming. The reader will start to understand "complex" topics like compiler design and virtual machines in no time at all. The book contains exercises with solutions, and "2 1/2" case study applications, going from high-level requirements to working, commented code. While out of print, it is well worth finding this book if you are learning Forth.