epop, a goat on the Unix farm - Twin Cities IEEE Computer Society

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epop, a goat on the Unix farm

(Actually, epop is a programming language & environment.) 

Jack Pope will provide an overview of some of the clever ways that Forth-like compilers and interpreters are implemented.  He will delve into one such implementation called epop. 

 

 


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  • Date: 22 May 2025
  • Time: 06:00 PM to 06:02 PM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
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  • 12601 Ridgedale Dr.
  • Minnetonka, Minnesota
  • United States 55305
  • Building: Ridgedale Library
  • Room Number: Robert H. Rohlf Room
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  • Starts 02 March 2025 12:00 AM
  • Ends 22 May 2025 05:00 PM
  • All times are (UTC-05:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
  • No Admission Charge

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Jack

Topic:

Programming Language Development

Jack's bio:

Jack spends a great deal of time programming for system and statistical applications, database development, and distributed computing on UNIX/Linux systems. He also keeps busy with the Twin Cities IEEE Computer Society and teaches Computer Science in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.  Jack is the principal developer of epop, a Forth inspired programming environment.




Agenda

  • Forth Programming Background.

  • Why a Forth?

  • Stack Machines.

  • Implementation Concepts.

  • Execution & Threading.

  • Stack Operations & Postfix.

  • epop Overview & Examples.

  • Resources.