Forth programming language

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Dranok says:
September 9, 2020 at 11:17 am
Err, where’s the oxymoron? Why is this here? “Forth” is indeed a programming language. (A bit archaic now: I don’t know if anyone uses it except on legacy kit, as it has been superseded by modern variants, but in its modern form it is used all over the place including “famously” [if you’re a space geek] to program the Philae lander.)
Its name came from Chuck Moore’s “4th generation” software, but his IBM filesystem only gave space for a 5 character unique name. So the name doesn’t form part of an oxymoron. Nor does “programming language”. Nor “Forth programming”.
I don’t understand why this is even listed. Anyone got a clue?

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