A Forth-inspired language for writing websites
Beto Dealmeida has developed a Forth-inspired language called Forge for creating websites. This stack-based language allows users to define HTML structures and manage content dynamically. The language supports both server-side and client-side rendering, providing a unique approach to web development.
- ▪Forge enables users to write websites using a stack-based language.
- ▪The language includes a webassembly compiler that generates HTML from .forge files.
- ▪It supports server-side rendering for crawlers and client-side rendering for a single-page application experience.
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A Forth-inspired language for writing websitesBeto Dealmeida(/ bɛtto de aʊˈmeɪ da /)they/heMusician and software engineer. Former climate scientist. Always a webmaster.https://robida.net/[email protected] Biscayne, FL, 33149, USAI don't remember where the idea came from, but I decided that it would be cool if I could write websites using a stack-based language. Something like this:: h1 ( s -- ) "<h1>" emit . "</h1>" emit ; "Hello, World!" h1So I wrote Forge.I quickly built a library of word definitions that let me easily add microformats to the HTML:: post-content "Hello, world! This is my first post with Forge!" p ; : post-body h-entry-start "<p class='byline'>" emit "2026-05-21T14:00:00Z" "May 21, 2026" dt-published " · by " emit "Beto" "/about" p-author "</p>" emit h-entry-end "On…
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