Transcript

Transcript is a stack-based, interpreted programming language created in 2006 by Jonathan Edwards. It is designed to be easy to learn, yet powerful enough to write complex programs. Transcript is based on Forth, another stack-based language. However, it adds several features that make it more powerful and easier to use. For example, Transcript has a built-in garbage collector that automatically frees memory when it is no longer needed. This makes it much easier to write programs that don't leak memory. Transcript is also designed to be easily extensible. New features can be added by writing simple libraries in Transcript itself. This makes it possible to add powerful features without making the language too complex. Despite its many advantages, Transcript is not widely used. This is likely because it is a relatively new language and has not yet been adopted by the mainstream programming community. However, it has a growing number of users and there is a lively community of developers working on improvements and new libraries.