factor ☆

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Description:
Programming language

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 0.101@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | @factorcode | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: programming-language stack-based concatenative compiler interactive

Install: brew install --cask factor

About:
Factor is a modern, stack-based programming language that offers an interactive development environment with a powerful native compiler. It features a comprehensive library ecosystem and supports object-oriented, functional, and concatenative programming paradigms.

Key Features:

Interactive development environment with live code reloading
High-performance native code compiler
Extensive standard library covering collections, I/O, and GUI
Powerful metaprogramming and macro system

Use Cases:

Rapid prototyping of algorithms and data structures
Building cross-platform desktop applications with GUI
Learning stack-based and concatenative programming concepts

Alternatives:

forth – Factor is more modern with richer libraries and better tooling than traditional Forth implementations
lisp – Both are interactive languages, but Factor uses stack-based concatenative paradigm instead of prefix notation

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Jul 2, 2024 11:09pm	0.99	0	VERSION_BUMP	9f208e6e