# nornagon/jonesforth

Mirror of JONESFORTH

Repository: https://github.com/nornagon/jonesforth
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jonesforth
Language: Assembly
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-04-04T16:56:38+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5202, "days_push": 1247, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1128, forks 157 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:41.993407+00:00)

## What it is
A mirror of JONESFORTH, a literate x86 assembly implementation of the Forth programming language by Richard WM Jones. The heavily commented source doubles as a tutorial on building a Forth from scratch.

## Use cases
- learn how to implement a Forth interpreter in assembly
- study literate programming examples
- understand x86 assembly through a real program
- build a minimal Forth from scratch
- explore low-level language implementation

## When to choose
- you want to learn Forth internals from well-commented assembly
- you need a small, self-contained Forth implementation for Linux x86

## When to avoid
- you need a production Forth system with tooling and support
- you target platforms other than 32-bit x86 Linux
- you need an actively maintained or licensed project

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: interpreter, programming-language
- domain: programming-languages, compilers, tutorials
- platform: cpp
- tags: forth, literate-programming, x86-assembly, mirror, linux

## Member repositories
- nornagon/jonesforth (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.993407+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:38:34.135893+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/nornagon/jonesforth (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.993407+00:00, sha 61e1d072dafd)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.