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Forth (thelemmy.club)
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https://xkcd.com/3277/

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[–] 8 points 1 month ago (5 children)

I would love to understand, can someone..?

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  • [–] 14 points 1 month ago

    Forth is a language that uses reverse polish notation instead of prefix (polish) or infix notation. This means that the operation comes after the operators. So "2 + 4" becomes "2 4 +", or in this case "I <3 Forth" becomes "I Forth <3". In a c-like language, it would be written as <3(I, Forth).

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Look for alt text. I don't wanna spoil it here.

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