Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!news.stack.nl!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Rod Pemberton" Newsgroups: comp.lang.forth Subject: Re: How popular is Forth really, compared to others, any guess? Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 23:02:25 -0400 Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server Lines: 14 Message-ID: References: <34cd5606-4983-4545-ab29-a7800353ecd2@googlegroups.com> <-rednTgKUNuqkdXJnZ2dnUU7-bOdnZ2d@supernews.com> <31ecaead-0a25-4b51-8c64-ec1739c5743f@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: CNsg4fVcCsvs3UaOgZtQCw.user.speranza.aioe.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Opera Mail/12.16 (Linux) X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.forth:34105 On Wed, 22 Oct 2014 18:08:37 -0400, Paul E Bennett wrote: > As one who develops a range of system types (some embedded and some are > based on commercial PLC equipment) I have a mix of programming languages > and environments in my tool belt. Which is chosen does rather depend on > the best choice for the project (even to the point of no software if > necessary). For embedded work I would certainly be looking at Forth > as my tool of choice. Why? Since it's embedded, isn't the native assembly language the best? Rod Pemberton