A sub-1KB, self-hosting, native code Forth without compromise

At the core of paraforth is a very small assembly program - just an association list of names to subroutines, and an input loop for invoking them. By pre-populating the list with just enough functionality to build a macro assembler, a self-extensible language kernel is born.

This project is a long-running exercise in building the smallest self-sufficient Forth possible, without ANY sacrifices in speed or usability. No inputting pre-assembled machine code at runtime, and no cobbling together logic operations from NAND.

The entire language, save for just 15 words and 756 bytes of machine code, is implemented in itself - legibly - and builds in place on startup. Additionally, support for full bootstrapping coming soon.