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Threaded Interpretive Languages: Their Design and Implementation First Edition

by R. G. Loeliger (Author)
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
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Introduces individuals owning microcomputers or minicomputers with minimal peripherals to the design and implementation of a threaded interpreter as an approach to developing a standard, nonstandard programming language
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  1. ISBN-10
    007038360X
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0070383609
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    Byte Books
  5. Publication date
    January 1, 1981
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    0.65 x 6.11 x 9.27 inches
  8. Print length
    250 pages
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Byte Books; First Edition (January 1, 1981)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 007038360X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0070383609
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.15 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.65 x 6.11 x 9.27 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 24 ratings

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Linda “K”
5.0 out of 5 stars Old-Style Language Hacking
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2014
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A wonderful introduction to practical construction of a language interpretor. Yes, it's dated -- but what's a little Z80 assembly compared to Knuth's VM? There's nothing here that won't easily translate to modern architectures and the concepts are solid. Almost makes me want to dig out a TRS-80 just to play with classic tools. An updated book on TIL implementation in modern high-level language would be interesting although given the state of embedded controllers and SBCs probably not as useful (or as fun).
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R. Tkatch
4.0 out of 5 stars Its good but not complete
Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2024
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Is this the best book on information about TILs? Yes but it is incomplete. You will have to look at other sources to truly understand how the interpreter works (for the longest time I just thought it was me)....there are strange implementation choices ( uses vocabularies rather than use immediate flag, inconsistencies dealing with the dictionary pointer). And these I have found as I am trying to implement A forth on The C64 maxi.
Just a tip for others... The outer interpreter is a secondary definition without a COLON and SEMI address in the list. Set IP the beginning of that definition and jump to NEXT...
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Lewis M. Burmeister
5.0 out of 5 stars The quality was great, by my standards
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2015
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Exactly the type of text I was looking. I bought book for reading, not as a collector. The quality was great, by my standards.
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D. House
4.0 out of 5 stars How Forth works and how to write your own.
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2019
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I have always been fascinated by Forth and the concept of threaded interpreters. Probably won't ever do a lot of Forth programming but I am enjoying reading this book, that tells one how to write your own. Very insightful.
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cooking with fire
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2015
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I am a lucky guy to get this book.
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jb3amz
4.0 out of 5 stars Blast from the past.
Reviewed in the United States on October 31, 2015
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Love the book, it comes from the era when I was in school. It is a bit dated but the subject material is interesting and informative for those with a technical bent. I was a bit disappointed, thus one star off, of the condition. It is not in as good of a condition as stated. Book is full of high lighter and penciled notes.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hey Roger, Give it Back!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2012
I bought this book in 1984. Now it's a microcomputing cult classic. I read it and read it. It's HIGHLY Z80 centric but the concepts were transferable and with this book I was even able to see how to craft a Forth system on what is probably the worst machine on earth for a stack oriented language, the 6502 based Apple IIe. My "friend" ROGER borrowed my book in 1985, fell in love with it, and NEVER GAVE IT BACK! Hey Roger, I want my classic back! No questions asked! I won't hold a grudge! You better not be one of the sellers!
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Michael Orr
4.0 out of 5 stars Really dated, but with no good parallel
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2013
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This is a really dated exposition of how to build Threaded Interpretive Languages in general, and FORTH in particular. The text uses a Z80 extensively, but the ideas can be generalized.

If the text above does not make any sense yo you - this book is not for you.
if it does - there is no good alternative I know of ...
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IanT
5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for Forth enthusiasts!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 21, 2014
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Now long out of print - this book is required reading for anyone wanting to implement a TIL - most especially Forth (or Forth-like language). The basic mechanisms are explained in detail, followed by code examples for the Z80 but it is not difficult to take the concepts to newer compute designs. Pleased I got my copy.
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marcleon
4.0 out of 5 stars Mas que nada para recordar los viejos tiempos.
Reviewed in Spain on February 16, 2014
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Cuando empece usar un ordenador tenia varios compañeros que usaban lenguajes mas o menos esotéricos. este libro se centra mas que nada en un tipo de lenguaje extensible. No veo en la actualidad aplicaciones "populares" basadas en este tipo de lenguajes pero si puede ser útil para crear un marco especifico en el entorno de los automatismos.
Visto su fecha de publicación el libro se basa en procesadores de 8 bits , ( Z80 ). Se puede decir que mas bien es un libro para los amantes de las tecnologias anteriores.
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