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| Every year the Forth Society e.V. honours an outstanding personality for his/her Forth activities. Started in 1986 as a plastic toy trophy, the SWAP-Dragon has been reborn in 1997 as a beautiful bronze sculpture. | Every year the Forth Society e.V. honours an outstanding personality for his/her Forth activities. Started in 1986 as a plastic toy trophy, the SWAP-Dragon has been reborn in 1997 as a beautiful bronze sculpture. | ||
| - | How it all began | + | ===== How it all began ===== |
| When the programming language Forth became publically available in the early 80s, the book Starting Forth by Leo Brodie, formerly Forth Inc., was one of the sources for beginners. It became very popular not only because of the entertaining text but also because the insightful images, that described the different system components and operators as comic figures. To explain the operator SWAP Leo Brodie used a little two-headed dragon, which is today known as the SWAP-Dragon. Below is the original comic from the first edition of Starting Forth that allowed so many of us to understand, what SWAP was supposed to do: | When the programming language Forth became publically available in the early 80s, the book Starting Forth by Leo Brodie, formerly Forth Inc., was one of the sources for beginners. It became very popular not only because of the entertaining text but also because the insightful images, that described the different system components and operators as comic figures. To explain the operator SWAP Leo Brodie used a little two-headed dragon, which is today known as the SWAP-Dragon. Below is the original comic from the first edition of Starting Forth that allowed so many of us to understand, what SWAP was supposed to do: | ||
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| - | 1986 – A prize is born | + | ===== 1986 – A prize is born ===== |
| On its second yearly conference the FORTH society initiated the SWAP-Dragon prize, with which Michael Kalus was honoured for his enormous work in the early days of the Vierten Dimension, the member journal of the FORTH society. When he was presented with a little two-headed toy dragon, he was so impressed that he declared: | On its second yearly conference the FORTH society initiated the SWAP-Dragon prize, with which Michael Kalus was honoured for his enormous work in the early days of the Vierten Dimension, the member journal of the FORTH society. When he was presented with a little two-headed toy dragon, he was so impressed that he declared: | ||
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| - | The Dragon council | + | ===== The Dragon council |
| Then it was realized, that it is a full task to find a person to honour – the Dragon council, consisting out of all former prize recipients was formed. They meet every year during the annual meeting of the FORTH society and deliberate over a new member to bestow the honour on. Last year’s prize winner has to contribute at least 3 serious suggestions. | Then it was realized, that it is a full task to find a person to honour – the Dragon council, consisting out of all former prize recipients was formed. They meet every year during the annual meeting of the FORTH society and deliberate over a new member to bestow the honour on. Last year’s prize winner has to contribute at least 3 serious suggestions. | ||
| - | The SWAP Dragon bronze sculpture | + | ===== The SWAP Dragon bronze sculpture |
| When it became clear that what was meant with this all, must be older than ten years, the work on a bronze sculpture began. Rolf Kretzschmar, | When it became clear that what was meant with this all, must be older than ten years, the work on a bronze sculpture began. Rolf Kretzschmar, | ||
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| Bronze] © | Bronze] © | ||
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| - | The winners of the award | + | ===== The winners of the award ===== |
| Custodian of the SWAP Dragon | Custodian of the SWAP Dragon | ||
| |Year|Name|Annual meeting in| | |Year|Name|Annual meeting in| | ||
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| |2013|Gerald Wodni|Garmisch-Partenkirchen| | |2013|Gerald Wodni|Garmisch-Partenkirchen| | ||
| |2014|Willi Stricker|Bad Vöslau| | |2014|Willi Stricker|Bad Vöslau| | ||
| + | |2015|Karsten Roederer|Hannover| | ||
| + | |2016|Thomas Prinz|Augsburg| | ||
| © The Swap drawing and other drawings from Leo Brodie' | © The Swap drawing and other drawings from Leo Brodie' | ||
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