Hi Pekr, << Imagine Sheep tree example, interpreted in Rebol,it would be probably XX times slower ...>>
I converted the script (appending line points to an images draw effect, refreshing the screen only when done, not worrying about how to optimize the REBOL code), and here's what I got on my P900: First run: ~4.5 seconds (and massive amounts of memory is allocated because the draw effect started out empty) Successive runs: ~.5 seconds (and memory is reclaimed) Refreshing the screen at each iteration, of course, slows things to a crawl but is more fun to watch. :) I agree with everyone who wants REBOL to be the best, fastest, safest, most productive development tool out there, but I think we also need to temper our hopes and expectations and find ways to do what we want and not use REBOL for those apps where REBOL *isn't* the best choice. Personally, I would love to have a single development tool that I could use for every project, and was the best tool for every project, but that isn't always feasible. I imagine that RT is making hard choices every day about where to expend their efforts in an attempt to make REBOL a success. They'll look at what the market demands, what limits we push in using it, and what we ask for here on the ML. I've used VB for 10 years, and QB/PDS before that. I think it's a great tool and I love as many things as I hate about what it has become. I use it for all kinds of things, but it isn't always the right tool. If someone has low memory requirements, for example, or where a completely self-contained deployment package is desired. Some of its limitations come from Windows itself. For years it didn't have a native code compiler but could work around that by building DLLs and linking to them. Not a perfect solution, but a solution none-the-less. When VB first came out, it was an uphill battle to convince people that it was a viable alternative. Their trump card, if they were against it, was "Won't the app be slower than if we wrote it in C?" to which I would reply "Actually, the VB app will be a lot faster...probably 6 to 8 weeks faster." :) --Gregg -- To unsubscribe from this list, please send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, without the quotes.
