Can you give me a sample function that doesn't work?
--Maarten
> Hi
>
> > 1) your implementation uses "keywords": [ref-mode p1 p2 r w comm
> > statement ret either get bind to-word append mold on off refinement!
> > word! copy
>
> parse
>
> > _*loops _*myspec insert to-path _*mycall if _*loop-detected true return
> > until false set do not]. The need to have keywords can be eliminated.
>
> <<Maarten:>>
> I agree. But the idea is to have some kind of stack frame. I found it handy
> to use keywords there. Along the same road a class hierarchy can be
> implemented.
> <</Maarten>>
>
> I am not sure we understood each other. What I wanted to tell was, that
> your implementation wouldn't correctly handle functions with
> arguments/locals from the "Keywords" block. (Actually, it looks to me, that
> another "keyword" I didn't mention was 'local, which might really mean a
> serious limitation).
>
> > 2) Why did you use the CATCH function attribute?
>
> <<Maarten:>>
> A local code convention in our project.
> <</Maarten>>
>
> That might not be as useful as it may look at a first glance. I suggest you
> to look at http://www.rebol.cz/cffr.html . See the reasons why I wrote
> TRANSP-FUNC, especially WRT the CATCH attribute.
>
> > 3) Refinements can be passed more transparently.
>
> <<Maarten:>>
> I see. But... I use this technique also in Rugby, where this is the only
> way because you are in a distributed environment. Stolen from myself ;-)
> <</Maarten>>
>
> It might be interesting to compare the speed of these two, although there
> are other possible alternatives ...
>
> > 4) Other simplifications/generalizations were possible. I have "stolen"
> > some ideas from my
>
> <<Maarten:>>
> Cool! I hope others are reading this thread because it is very insightful
> to (have) demonstrate(d) the true power of Rebol: if it isn't there, you
> can built it in no time. Rebol really transforms into what *you* want it to
> be. Human-centered software engineering for the programmers....
>
> --Maarten
> <</Maarten>>
>
> Well said.
>
> > Cheers
> > Ladislav
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