concatenative-language

Explain Concatenative languages to me like I'm an 8 year old

I've read the wikipedia article on concatenative languages and I am now more confused than I was when I started. :-) Can someone explain what a concatenative language is in stupid people terms? ...

Real world usage of concatenative programming langauges

What are some real-world projects done in concatenative languages like Forth, Factor, Joy, etc.? ...

Role of Combinators in Concatenative/Tacit Programming Languages.

Hi! I have a question about what exact role do higher-order combinators (or function producers) hold in concatenative/tacit programming. Additionally I would like to ask if there is another way to implement concatenative programming language rather than directly manipulating the stack. This might look like a newbie question, so if yo...

Concatenative language inrepreter in Java

I'm interested in finding a concatenative language interpreter in Java. Ideally, it should satisfy the following conditions: It has an interpreter, not (only) a bytecode compiler for JVM. The language itself has decent documentation, not only a few examples and a "I'll document the rest someday" notice. The project is not completely ab...

Lisp influence on on Factor programming language?

I have read (from Slava Pestov) that Factor was influenced by Lisp, but I am not sure that I can understand how? Are they not very difference programming languages? ...