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It has turned out to have many similarities to [[Forth (programming language)|Forth]], due not to design but to an independent evolution and convergence.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
 
== How it worksOverview ==
 
Functions in Joy lack [[Parameter (computer science)|formal parameters]]. For example, a function that squares a numeric input can be expressed as follows:<ref>{{cite web|title=An informal tutorial on Joy |url=http://www.latrobe.edu.au/phimvt/joy/j01tut.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007030359/http://www.latrobe.edu.au/phimvt/joy/j01tut.html |archive-date=October 7, 2011 }}</ref>