For language studiers

The FORTH computer language is awesome because of…

\ Uses primitive set of FORTH words.

\ forth syntax

\ simple inline comments, like this one

\ fundamental simplicity, yet arbitrary length symbols

<token> === <word-id>

\ every word is a first class symbol, yet no reserved characters, yet terse predefined primitives

<WORD> === <token>

\ terse secondary character parser implementation

<number> === <character-array>

\ fast symbols power

<numeral-character-array> CONSTANT <constant-word-id> === <number>

\ encapsulation power : <colon-definition-token> <definition-phrase> ; === <symbol>

\ interpretation macro power

: <compile-time-token> [ <interpret-time-phrase> ] LITERAL ; === <fast-inline-symbol>

\ inline postfix syntax, RPN quirkiness