Is it practical to learn and use Forth?

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Published on 2009-09-13T20:59:58Z Indexed on 2010/06/14 1:02 UTC
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When I was still a young developer, I started to focus on the many available programming languages. But in 1980 to 1990 there weren't many freely available compilers. So I started with several BASIC dialects for home computers, Pascal and C on my PC, I did an exam in COBOL and dabbled a bit in Assembly and a few other languages. And at one point I took a short look at Forth.

That's over 20 years ago and I've learned a lot ever since. I know that Forth is still used these days. It's still a good programming language but since I focus mostly on Windows development, I just wonder if knowing Forth could be helpful for future projects of mine.

So, would it be practical for an experienced developer to learn more about Forth?

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