Concatenative Programming

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This space is for sharing news, experiences, announcements, questions, showcases, etc. regarding concatenative programming concepts and tools.

We'll also take any programming described as:


From Wikipedia:

A concatenative programming language is a point-free computer programming language in which all expressions denote functions, and the juxtaposition of expressions denotes function composition. Concatenative programming replaces function application, which is common in other programming styles, with function composition as the default way to build subroutines.

For example, a sequence of operations in an applicative language like the following:

y = foo(x)
z = bar(y)
w = baz(z)

...is written in a concatenative language as a sequence of functions:

x foo bar baz


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From the site:

Cagire is a step sequencer where each step contains a Forth script instead of typical note data. When the sequencer reaches a step, it runs the associated script. Scripts can produce sound, trigger samples, apply effects, or do nothing at all. You are free to define what your scripts will do. Cagire includes a built-in audio engine called Doux. No external software is needed to make sound. It comes with oscillators, sample players, filters, reverb, delay, distortion, and more.

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Comments on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/2yakby

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Not my list. Found the announcement on the concatenative Discord server. Enjoy!

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A few more bits here: https://vmchale.github.io/pizarnik/

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Posted on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/cghulj

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on lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/zzvbul/combinatory_programming

Not technically concatenative, but relevant IMO

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