Yes, I think Rebol has a lot going for itself. I too have an interpretive language
which is powerful.
Define ouch obj ; elem evt {
elem evt Is obj
print 'Ouch you clicked on the thingie named: %{elem.name}'
}
v Is Ucase Join Reverse Split Date
v:'title' Is 'Date string in reverse and upper cased'
v:'name' 'font' 'w' 'hj' 'onclick' Is 'goober' 'bold' 35 'left' 'ouch'
View v
But, even though mine is a clever language, it is not a system, it is just a language.
In fact, I would love to have some of Rebol's capabilities within my own language.
In order for Rebol to take off, it seems to me that there should be an application
capability which is developed in Rebol. It is the application that corporate America
needs. Do you agree?
And in defining a killer framework, Rebol wins big time, because the framework allows
for many kinds of applications to be developed.
So, I guess the question is are we trying to figure out a killer application which
will propel Rebol into the forefront because of the application or just trying to
enhance Rebol the language?
> Hi Dick,
>
> << After all, Rebol is no different than Java, Tcl/Tk, Perl, and other well
> known languages. It is simply a language with certain powerful constructs.
> Without an overall application framework they are just languages. >>
>
> You may find, after spending more time with REBOL, that it is quite
> different than most languages out there. You can see features inspired by
> other languages (notably Forth, and the Lisp/Logo/Scheme family) but I think
> it's fairly unique in many ways.
>
> Using most languages, you build tools, libraries, and frameworks and then
> you end up thinking in terms of two different models or "universes of
> discourse". I have found, in my one year with REBOL, that as I build things,
> there seems to be much less of a distinction in how I think about using the
> core language and using my tools. I'm able to think more about what I'm
> trying to achieve and less about certain details.
>
> I hope you enjoy REBOL as much as I do! Have fun!
>
> --Gregg
>
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