A Tutorial for New Programmers
The intent of this tutorial is to provide a brief introduction to the core concepts of Forth as implemented in RetroForth. It is only a starting point. Feel free to deviate from the sequences I provide. A free form investigation that is based on your curiosity is probably the best way to learn any language. Forth is especially well adapted to this type of learning.
In the tutorials, I will print the things you need to type in monospaced font, and indent them. RetroForth is case-sensitive, unlike some other Forths; so the words which are built-in must be entered as shown, but words you create can be any combination of case you prefer.
At the end of each line, press the RETURN (or ENTER) key; this causes RetroForth to interpret what you've entered. You might also note that RetroForth doesn't prompt you with ok like most other Forths do.